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SGI computers... normal keyboard/mice/video?

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I am looking to buy a SGI 320 (dual p3) without keyboard/mouse/monitor... it has USB ports, I was curious:
1) Can I just plug in my USB keyboard / mouse and be good to go?
2) What about the monitor.. will I need something other than the standard analog video cable most PCs use?
3) Can I plug in a PCI graphics card, and connect a regular monitor?
4) Is there any reason Linux wouldn't play nicely with this?


EDIT: ok... somebody let know if this is right:
1) YES! USB Keyboards and Mice work fine on the 320.
2) The 320 takes a special video card, a certain #9 works... and a special monitor. Regular video cards / monitors need not apply.
3) ???
4) Any random linux you grab should work fine... otherwise win2k does work.

Any help on this will definately be appreciated. ... I know nothing about SGI stuff and don't wanna get stuck with a paperweight.
 
Shall we see.
The 320 will run windows 2000, with some custom tweaks. (A new HAL being the biggest). You ought to get some installation media for it with the computer, as I don't know if the neccesary files are included on a normal 2000-cd. You might be able to find the required HAL on the 'net, though.

I think is uses USB keyboard and mouse by default, actually.
It uses a standard VGA connector. (I'm not sure if the monitor has to support sync-on-green.)

I happen to have an O2 , myself :D
(Which uses standard PS/2 mouse and keyboard, and a normal VGA connector, but requires sync-on-green.)
 
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