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From: blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS294 x42854")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re:  Questions about 2200, 2300, and 2400 model IRISes.
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Date: 18 Dec 89 13:01:14 GMT
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   1) I don't think SGI sells any of the 2000's any more.  They never
      supported the 3000's, so I doubt they support the 2000's.
      'Officially' SGI quotes hard ware support for 2000's until about
      Oct '91. This is from an October '88 price list schedule.

   2) I think the 2000's use 3.6 OS the same as the 3000's.  SGI isn't
      distributing 4Sight for the 3000's or earlier models.

   3) The 3.6 OS is a weak mixture of System V and BSD.

   4) You might want one if it is 'dirt' cheap.  I depends on what you
      can afford.

   Personally, I wouldn't buy one.  I am questionable about buying an
old 3000, let alone a 2000.  It would probably be better to buy a bottom
of the line Personal Iris or if you really don't need the color graphics
buy a SUN Sparc station.
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	Brent L. Bates
	NASA-Langley Research Center
	M.S. 294
	Hampton, Virginia  23665-5225
	(804) 864-2854
	E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov