pretrocomputingbypraetor My SGI Octane!I turned my Octane into a bad ass workstation for cruising the deep web :D View original on lemmy.sdf.org56Comments20
Nisaea lemmy.sdf.org3Hide 3 repliesOh dear, the mushrooms in the background!!!! I think I still have that picture somewhere! :D6
ppraetor replylemmy.sdf.org1Hide 1 replyAHAHA. Gotta have the digital blasphemy background for the late 90s vibe!5
Borgzilla replylemmy.caI remember having this wallpaper back in the early 00s. Really cool wallpaper :)2
ppraetor replylemmy.sdf.orgYup. We ported netsurf to IRIX a while ago which is a nice little browser that does SSL.5
ppraetor replylemmy.sdf.orgIt's pretty skippy for a 20 year old machine. It's an octane 2 with a 400 Mhz processor.2
ffnord lemmy.sdf.org1Hide 1 replyLooks nice! My old Octane has been sitting in its box since I sold my ex-ex-ex house in 2017. I know Nekochan is gone, so what’s the go-to place for software these days, Irixnet?3
Oh dear, the mushrooms in the background!!!! I think I still have that picture somewhere! :D
AHAHA. Gotta have the digital blasphemy background for the late 90s vibe!
That's a blast from the past!
I remember having this wallpaper back in the early 00s. Really cool wallpaper :)
Is there a way to browse SSL websites on this version of IRIX?
Yup. We ported netsurf to IRIX a while ago which is a nice little browser that does SSL.
I always wanted an Octane! WTG!
Is this what they call, SOUL? Looks pretty cool ngl
Thanks! :D
awesome! are you running irix or linux ?
IRIX of course :)
Does it swing with performance?
It's pretty skippy for a 20 year old machine. It's an octane 2 with a 400 Mhz processor.
What web browser is that?
NetSurf we ported it to IRIX a while ago :D
That is sweet!
Looks nice! My old Octane has been sitting in its box since I sold my ex-ex-ex house in 2017. I know Nekochan is gone, so what’s the go-to place for software these days, Irixnet?
SGUG is really the place https://SGI.sh
Well, git 'em fixed!
I love those old SGI's. Now try visiting Lemmy