The compiler suite coming for all SGI MIPS-based machines is one of the best optimized development tools for any platform. SGI has put many years of experience on the newest version of the series, MIPSpro 7.4, which we recently gave it a spin.
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So the SGI monitors makes it look nicer than the screenshot does on my Windows XP PC? Must be some monitors...
> It has clear text and controls and it is easy on the eye.
Yeah, if you are legally blind.
> Also, if you don't like the default colors you can change them. There are color schemes
> to change all the colors in one go, or you can change parts.
Why the ridiculous defaults then?
> Try it before you diss it.
I can send you my address via email if you would like to ship a SGI MIPS computer with the compiler suite here for me to test. Otherwise, no, I am not going to shell out a few grand just so that I can find out the same things I already saw when I looked at the screenshot.
> The GUI is quite nice if you actually use it.
So the SGI monitors makes it look nicer than the screenshot does on my Windows XP PC? Must be some monitors...
> It has clear text and controls and it is easy on the eye.
Yeah, if you are legally blind.
> Also, if you don't like the default colors you can change them. There are color schemes
> to change all the colors in one go, or you can change parts.
Why the ridiculous defaults then?
> Try it before you diss it.
I can send you my address via email if you would like to ship a SGI MIPS computer with the compiler suite here for me to test. Otherwise, no, I am not going to shell out a few grand just so that I can find out the same things I already saw when I looked at the screenshot.