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Facebook (and the other “social media” platforms) are now Memetic Distribution Systems.

It ebbs and flows. SGUG tried hard to port newer packages for IRIX for several years but hit a wall with ABI mismatches leading to GOT corruption. This prevented a lot of larger pa…

I just got ripgrep ported to IRIX over the weekend. It’s fast even on a 300mhz Octane.

I did this accidentally while porting Go to IRIX: https://github.com/unxmaal/mogrix/blob/main/tools/knowledge-...

“A DuckDB extension for efficiently reading data out of Microsoft PST files, with rich schemas for common MAPI types. It is fully integrated with DuckDB's filesystem allowing direc…

Yes. I just got a new LG C3 OLED. I skipped the guided setup, then disabled any “smart” video manipulations. I connected it to an Apple TV, made sure the ATV’s remote worked, and V…

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

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://githu…

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.

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…

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.