On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 12:53:45AM -0700, Eugenio Diaz wrote: > > Its the rackmount version..............I will search for some > > benchmarks to see how this system ranks compared to some > > PIII and other systems. > > > > Are there any graphics options available for these, or just console? > > > > I realize the origin is more of a "server", used for serving files > > and web pages, than a workstation. > > I used to work for an SGI VAR, and we sold expensive (he, he) but SGI approved > third party PCI video cards; I don't remember what manufacturer tough. I > remember one particular customer (an NT shop) who was not comfortable with > head-less servers, and required us to put a head on it :-) Head-less users ;-) With the firmware not supporting video that is just a halfbreed headless system anyway ... > However, I think that if Linux is currently handling the PCI Bus (I think it's > a 64-bit) on that architecture, you can use any PCI video card supported by > Linux ... am I right? Yes. In theory. The usual problem with video card initialization through the BIOS applies. Aside of this PCI video cards should work fine. Ralf
