unxmaal's comments

On: Building a T1D smartwatch for my son from scratch

[unxmaal]

xDrip4iOS has recently updated its Apple Watch app to have screen complications that show near realtime blood glucose levels.

On: What did Unix fans learn from the end of Unix work...

[unxmaal]

The SGI Users Group is actively working on porting (relatively) current Linux software to IRIX.

SGUG-RSE includes over 2700 packages ported from Fedora Core 31 SRPMs.

https://github.com/sgidevnet/sgug-rse for all 3 of you with SGI machines here.

On: Detailed notes on creating a new kernel patch for ...

[unxmaal]

Do it!

These days you can get an enormous 300gb 15krpm LVD drive off eBay for less than $100.

Then use https://github.com/unxmaal/booterizer to install IRIX 6.5.30 in a half hour.

[icedchai → unxmaal]

Haha. Booterizer does look neat. I got my O2 off of Ebay about 4 years back. I was trying to relive the 90's...

On: SPARCbook 3000ST: The coolest 90s laptop (2019)

[unxmaal]

SGUG has a nice Discord chat, and we're porting current FOSS to IRIX.

We've recently ported Netsurf latest, which gives IRIX a working modern browser, and have a mail client (CLAWS) and a Discord client (Adium).

Here's the ports: https://github.com/sgidevnet/sgug-rse And here's the main user group page: http://sgi.sh

[mstade → unxmaal]

Thank you, I'll check it out! I did get the O2 started, but no screen because the power brick seems to be fried. Gonna see if I can score a new one, but otherwise I'll ask the user group to see if I can access the machine some other way. Many thanks!

On: Oldest Viable Laptop (2017)

[unxmaal]

You might check on https://forums.irix.cc/ .

I have an Origin 300 rackmount with upgraded Noctua fans, and it's quiet enough to not be a bother.

[fixvzbdjzis → unxmaal]

Thnx. Now that Nekochan is dead I’m really lost in the Irix world.

Btw, do you know if there’s a way to make the boot drive a network drive (not the install drive)? I thought I remembered the post-doc in the lab keeping a half dozen O2s alive w/out replacement drives. But I might be wrong