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From: markb@.Solbourne.COM (Mark Bradley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Need Inodes
Keywords: Cross-system compatibility
Message-ID: <1990Jul27.232741.14002@Solbourne.COM>
Date: 27 Jul 90 23:27:41 GMT
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While at SGI, I had virtually unlimited amounts of inodes at my disposal.
I believe OEM prices were roughly 35% of what we charged our customer base.
I find that the available sources for 3rd party inodes are much greater for
Sun-compatibles, but are not as fast nor as flexible.  So, my question is:
Can SGI inodes be made to work in Sun-compatible workstations?  If so, is
there a full warranty available and will SGI support them as a separate
support contract?  Please e-mail responses directly and I will post a 
comprehensive summary.

As a side question, do I need to add a 3rd party disk to support the
3rd party inodes?

						markb

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Mark Bradley   (DoD#1100)		  Faster, faster, until the thrill
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