no mention of linux? i looked into this briefly as an alternative to IRIX on 
my Indy. the documentation is pretty poor (or at least i didnt find a great 
deal) and as far as i could tell it wont boot automatically - you have to have 
a minimal irix install as well i think.

i wish i was better at coding - i would dearly love to see NetBSD on the indy 
which is why i lurk on this list.

GREG

> Joel Kershner <jkershner@students.jccc.net> wrote;
> 
> > And the only stable OS available for SGI MIPS machines is IRIX, which 
> > has some truly bizarre licensing schemes, which make getting a hold of
> > IRIX for a used machine an arduous task
> 
> It would take long time for NetBSD to surpass IRIX.  At the same time,
> choosing and maintaining the right IRIX for given hardwares is the
> administrative horror.
> 
> Tohru Nishimura