SGI Indigo 2 prototype - RETRO Hardware

[@Quietruck]

Hope to see it up and running some day. It would make an interesting show.

[@ojbeez5260]

There is one of these completely up and running on eBay, just recently for £500!

[@lookoutforchris]

This is a clean looking intact system. Guarantee he killed it or shipping killed it. The video is complete cringe.

[@420architecMindNDesign]

They really made that era hardware look stunning in that layout

[@420architecMindNDesign]

Almost looks like where Apple got inspiration

[@PixelPipes]

😬 That had a rough trip. Hell of an acquisition though!

[@RETROHardware]

I know almost nothing about SGI and this machine. Any ideas, opinions are welcome.

[@Ilanvain]

LGR made a video about it You should definitely check it out

[@kennysboat4432]

@@Ilanvain agreed

[@DVRC]

First of all, you need a 13w3 to VGA cable/adapter to get video signal. The Indigo2 accepts PS/2 keyboards and mice. Then if it struggles to come up, reseating RAM might be an option ,(I did it the first time with my SGI O2). It is also likely that the watchdog chip battery might have died, but there are replacements for it If it comes up, first check the specs in the console with _hinv_ command, then boot. If there's no system, you can do a network install with Booterizer. For anything else, jump on the _Silicon Graphics User Group_ Discord server.

[@frasermips]

"Bodge wires" are fairly common on SGI computers, usually only 1 or 2 though so this is an early model. The other interesting thing I noticed that the PROM chip part number appears a bit odd. Normal is 030-1376-004 but yours is 030-1367-004. Hard to know what the actual differences are though. You have the MC CPU, which is designed for Multiple CPU configurations (Indigo2 was always Single CPU). Less than 5 pins different from the SC, so it could be if they were low on SC CPU's they would use MC cpu's instead. Most other things looked fairly standard. It is the best of the early graphics options, which is nice.

[@RickBaconsAdventures]

@@DVRC +1 on the dallas chip, the batteries inside them are only rated for 10 years.

[@henriquegurgel4786]

Incrível a complexidade de um equipamento desse. Viva a evolução!

[@cdw3663]

i want to get my hands on an sgi one day my dad had talked about using them back in the day. love your videos

[@mostlymustard1]

That CPU board is a beast. So awesome.

[@kennysboat4432]

Man I love these machines! Absolute beasts for the time!

[@mystical4442]

This was some real space-age technology in the 90's, good find.

[@ojbeez5260]

There is one of these completely up and running on eBay, just recently for £500!

[@bnbandit9082]

I love your vids man, thanks to you i started collecting old gpus and motherboards

[@steveseabolt7598]

I'd really like to get my hands on a pair of these. This one and the purple one too. There's just something nastalgicaly fascinating about the case to me. I would like to take that case and modify it internally for modern hardware. Even the broken ones are pricey though if you can find one. Someday maybe 🙂!

[@bigfishRND]

везунчик обладпющий таким раритетом, это на то время был еще какой агрегат с такими прорывными технологиями владелец был самый крутым среди своих друзей.

[@kekistanifreedomfighter4197]

man, this thing would probably have cost more than a supercar at the time. especially with every ram slot populated.

[@AnonyDave]

It's so unfortunate that all SGI plastic became super brittle after a few years. I've never personally dealt with the indigo line, but have dealt with a bunch of other sgi stuff. The weak point is almost always the power supply. Sure looks to be the same in this case :( Also looks like it's graphics option is the 3D rendering version, but without texture memory. I've forgotten the name for that series off the top of my head. It's been a while

[@mapesdhs597]

Oddly enough the older PSU for Indigo2 is one of the most reliable they made, very few of my R4K units have had PSU problems. The later IMPACT PSU though is far more finnicky and these days I wouldn't use one unless it's been refurbed. PSUs for O2 are also ok, while Indy's two variants really need refurb now. Octane is variable, but also needing some work for both versions for sustained reliable operation. Probably the worst is the PSU for Fuel, but at least it can be replaced with a modern ATX unit and adapter kit so there's no need to use an original and costly unit with Fuel. The gfx set is Extreme, the best of the first gen series for Indigo2, which has no texturing hw at all.

[@jinky_8664]

beautiful piece of hardware! also love the tunes 👍

[@BilisNegra]

6:32 Yeah, with all that bodge wiring, it has to be a prototype.

[@GeckonCZ]

Eh, you should see some production-level IBM boards...

[@qq7506]

impressive! monumental performance

[@framebuffer.10]

I love Silicon Graphic stuff, without them we wouldn't have had games like Donkey Kong, where all the characters have ben pre-animated on SGI stations or movies like Toy Story. It's a shame that this unit does not work, but considering it arrived in "more pieces than expected", well, not a surprise unfortunately...

[@cybercat1531]

Shame for the damage But a beautiful machine nonetheless. Congrats on your first SGI :)

[@0MeALot0]

Really cool hardware, pity it got such a beating during shipping. Does it still work after that? Diagnosing it much be a nightmare if you do not have a fully working unit laying around to swap parts from!

[@tomservo5007]

I gave up on buying sgi machines from ebay , 3 out of 4 were damaged in shipping and now auction prices are unreasonably high

[@tehmaddragon1940]

0:07 - [screams internally] Still, this is insanely cool find. Congrats!

[@lookoutforchris]

How much did you scream when this ape tore the CPU module apart with a screw driver?

[@ApostolCV]

Hope you can bring it to live.🤘

[@Kundalini12]

That three piece expansion card is the video card, unless you meant you don't have an adaptor to use it with a VGA monitor.

[@RETROHardware]

Yep adaptor is easy to get. At first I need working machine :-) Now is without raction.

[@gordonfreeman320]

Would be interesting to see you try to repair some of the broken plastic, like the front face plate. Maybe with super glue?

[@andycristea]

Amazing machine!

[@mapesdhs597]

Such a shame about the shipping damage. Were you ever able to find replacement parts to fix it up? Where are you in the world? I have an intact base you can have for free, if you're in the UK (just cover the shipping). Happy to donate a replacement company name badge too if you need one.

[@zord0nTV]

I can't watch... first seconds of the video... it hurts ;( Edit: Ok, I watched it all.

[@RETROHardware]

:-)

[@muchatczew]

Great!! Greetings from Poland

[@RETROHardware]

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[@mireknovacek9680]

hi, very nice:) I would like to know, if there are any new computers with so much hardware and chips as this.

[@homelate1306]

So, I have to ask, was it delivered by the mailman while he was speeding on a dirt road or did it fell out of his/hers plane?

[@cuttingedgeretro9164]

hey Joe, I order a lot of computer parts too. why do you not request from sellers after purchase to pack all cards individually or whole pc safely. I always advise them to use lot of bubble wrap, foam or styrofoam internal if comes to sending large or bulky items. All necessary instructions to reduce recieving damaged parcels. Fragile tape, or electronics send as a GLASS

[@RETROHardware]

Package was quite good ... these plastics are old - easy for damage.

[@cuttingedgeretro9164]

@@RETROHardware Hope you recieve less damaged parcels is feauture. Especially rare hardware like prototypes. I recieved today Quadro FX3000G AGP. I'll have some fun today, as I am building 2003 workstation with Tyan Tiger S2460 for 3Ds Max early versions. Have a nice day my friend

[@sonyericssoner]

Where can you buy this LEGO set?

[@Quietruck]

Sad to see Sad to see the case busted up.

[@DVRC]

An awful classic, it happened to my O2, but the damage entity was minor: just a line crack across a side.

[@ii_r_ftw]

sadly the pastics sgi used all did that. very rare to see a system that isn't somewhat damaged

[@RETROHardware]

Package was quite good ... look like their plastics are weak quality after years

[@altbeetle]

150 MHz in 1993 is fantastic. what a pity that such a technique becomes obsolete in just a couple of years

[@lookoutforchris]

Most SGI systems were 5-10 years ahead of anything else. This system wouldn’t be surpassed in terms of graphics until the very end of the 1990s.

[@ViperDent]

380W PSU - 200W at 5V, 144W at 12V and 36W at 3V.

[@timkretschmer5780]

Я думаю, на такой штуки нужно поработать над видео материалами из под родной OS

[@HuntersMoon78]

Shipping companies don't give a shit if the item is rare or valuable.

[@lookoutforchris]

Insure it for its original value. Then they will handle it carefully.

[@ss-sq1hn]

But can it run crysis?

[@cycvuk3666]

Му O2 looked the same when arrived from ebay :) Beautiful but fragile.

[@rubents86]

fixear instrucciones cpu sse4.2 en intel core 2 quad q9650 creo que es muy útil para muchos, podrías hacer un video gracias crack

[@danielradcliff7081]

Good video

[@theangel540]

Poor sgi. :-( you can try to fix plastics parts with a soldering iron. melt the plastic parts between them on the non visible face.

[@pauk4874]

good movers at the post office lol

[@magmaxt]

That prototype probably costs more than Max impact indigo 2 WOW

[@sasachetan6334]

to je nadherny kusok.

[@rafaelfelipegandarainostro1380]

Very sadly video. We hope that you can fix it some day!

[@MisterRorschach90]

Oh wow. Now I knew you were obviously wealthy due to the millions of dollars worth of computer hardware you have. But I didn’t know you were that rich.

[@homelessEh]

LITTLE GORILLA GLUE AND SHES GOOD AS NEW! seeing how its not hair.

[@samuelmachadocosta4440]

Hdd 2gb? 💀

[@favorite83100]

Чё за акцент? Кто ответит 1000₽дам.

[@patrikartcombr]

My arduino is faster,RS

[@blasterface22]

Can it run the same applications? How about Pro/ENGINEER?