swap: my SGI o2 for an amiga 4000

[rednova]

friends:

I have a sgi o2 working fine. It has 300mhz speed +256mb ram
and a 9 giga hd. Is there anyone would like to swap my o2 for an a4000 in good condition and hopefully with nice specs?
Thank you...

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[oddmario]

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[rednova]

Friend:

SGI it is a silicon graphics computer, namely the o2. It is a great computer for 3d grafix and animation...and is a few years old...very valuable. It is working fine. It is the high end of graphics computers...very valuable.
cheers!!!

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[skurk]

There are many O2's on eBay at the moment, ranging from $10 to $100.  Unfortunately, A4000's go for up to tenfold that amount, so I wouldn't get my hopes if I were you..

By all means, they are awesome workstations.  I've been working with O2's on several occations and they were superior on 3D graphics back in the 90's.

Good-looking piece of hardware, too.

Shoot, now I want one.

[murple]

I remember when SGIs sold for thousands and thousands of dollars and were incredibly fancy machines. Are they even real market players anymore?

Anyway I also dont think you're going to get this trade. You might be able to find someone who'd trade an Amiga 2000 for it, but you'll be pretty lucky if you find someone who'll trade a decked out 4000 for it. Who knows though... good luck!

[rednova]

Friend:

It is true you could get one cheaper from ebay. But this system is reliable and in good working condition. And it can easily outperform an amiga 4000, at 300mhz+256mb ram.
I still think it is a fair trade for an a4000.
Thanks!!!!

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[murple]

And it can easily outperform an amiga 4000, at 300mhz+256mb ram.

You're right. However, performance isn't the main factor here.

You may have more luck finding a trade if you posted to some video/graphics oriented forums rather than an Amiga forum. Maybe you can find someone with an old Amiga video editting setup who wants to upgrade. To that sorta person, an Amiga 4000 is kind of an old piece of junk. To an Amiga enthusiast, good luck convincing them that your SGI is better. Its just a matter of your target audience.

[Flashlab]

I'd never trade my 4000 for an SGI. Maybe that SGI is valuable but not to me. I don't think you're going to find a lot of people here to do this trade with.

[rednova]

Dear Friends:

You are right..an amigan has not much value for an SGI, only a video/graphics person.Thanks for pointing this to me.
I respect your position. I will only trade if someone wants to. If no one wants..that is fair.

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[pixie]

The trade is more then fair, perhaps people don't know about it, but it's way more powerful then any Amiga.

[murple]

Agreed. If I had 2 Amiga 4000s, I might consider it, even knowing that an A4000 is worth much more on ebay. I'm not a big believer in ebay prices.

That said I dont have even 1 Amiga 4000 so its kind of a moot point.

I do think posting the same message in a video/graphics oriented forum might get a better response.

[hamtronix]

Its not about pure power... otherwise dump all old computers.

[stopthegop]

The word "powerful" is meaningless (a cliche, really) because just like "innovative", "fast", and "intuitive" it has been over-used and abused, especially in technology circles, for years.   Elephants are "powerful".  I don't want one of those in my livingroom, either.  That SGI may indeed be more "powerful" than any Amiga.  But no way is it better.  I will be very suprised if you find a taker (I mean sucker..) to do that trade.    

[Damion]

I think it just depends on one's needs... as has been mentioned, it very well could be a "good deal" for someone who has an unused A4000 laying around, doesn't care about amigas, and just wants to accomplish a specific task that the SGI is better equipped for. Not everyone thinks old amigas are totally sweet like we do. :-P

[TheMagicM]

there's an A4000 Toaster/TBC/PAR system on ebay.. bid on it.. oh yea, its one of my backups and it works PERFECT!