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by blablabla123 1799 days ago
I really like the old SGI computers, the design was amazing. Not sure how much fun those are nowadays even if you happen to be into CAD or 3D modelling. I friend of mine got an old workstation from eBay and it weighed 50 kg and had a huge power supply.

A really interesting one might be Apple Newton, they have been quite powerful for their time. I think a few years ago I read that there is still a vibrant community around it.
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squarefoot 1798 days ago
> I really like the old SGI computers, the design was amazing. Not sure how much fun those are nowadays even if you happen to be into CAD or 3D modelling.

At least they can be easily repurposed to do something useful:)

https://www.instructables.com/Convert-a-Silicon-Graphics-Ser...

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eb0la 1799 days ago
I miss SGI IRIX `hinv` - it told you what hardware was plugged on the machine.

I think Apple Newton (today) seems an interesting piece of hardware to try and tinker.

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mrlonglong 1798 days ago
lshw is your friend on Linuxy systems
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hulitu 1799 days ago
They had beatiful cases. Now all computers look like they are designed by Henry Ford - black.
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