[CLUE-Tech] SGI 320 workstations anyone?

[skipworthy at realivetech.com]

Hey guys-

I've been putting this off, because it involves admitting defeat , sort
of, but ...

 I have two Silicon Graphics Workstations . (SGI 320,) these are dual
400mhz machines, and I have the matching proprietary video screens ( sans
the stand, unfortunatly). They are lovely and produce images with
*insane* resolution. I got them when the pepsi center got rid of them (
they used to use them as video stations on the club level and stuff)
pretty reasonable. At the time , my plan was to refurbish them a bit, and
use them as webservers or pvrs or something.

HOWEVER...I have discovered that they are actually somewhat beyond my
skill and ability to commit. THUS...I am seeking advice and assistance int
he form of

- Does anyone have knowledge of these, that could help me get a working OS
back on them?
- Would anyone be interested in giving one or both of them a good home ? (
I'd let them go pretty reasonably, just to get rid of them, or donate them
to an appropriate worthy cause...)


More background- they came with NT4, are upgradeable to Win2k with a bios
upgrade, and supposedly you can put Linux on them, as well as SGI's
version of *nix but I have not been successful with any of this: I got
them upgraded to Win2k at one time, but in tinkering with them I seem to
have gotten them to a point, as I said, beyond my skill and committment.
ALSO...the video out is the proprietary high-res video proprioetary to
SGI- not too big a proble, since I have the matching monitors. The seem to
have working VGA ports ( I ve never used them , but I know from other
folks that got them at the same time they work with a little twiddling)


anyhow- let me know, off list if you want, if you have any suggestions.

Glen
skipworthy at realivetech.com