Category Archives: SGI

SGI O2 Promo Video from the Mid-’90s

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Blake Patterson

I recently saw a Reddit post where someone was demonstrating an SGI O2 running the FSN (“Fusion”) File System Navigator, a 3D rendering of the IRIX filesystem that was famously featured in the movie Jurassic Park — “It’s a UNIX … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of Paradigm Simulation’s ‘Certain Impact’ for SGI / IRIX

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Blake Patterson

I’ve been spending some time over the past few days with my SGI O2 which sits on a desk in my DC office. I took it off the shelf and brough it in to work so that it could get a little lunchtime use a … Continue reading →

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My SGI O2: Down Off the Shelf and Back On the Desk

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Blake Patterson

A quick update regarding the SGI O2 system I’ve written about a few times over the years. I grabbed an O2 setup on eBay back in 2003 (went in looking for an Indy, but the O2 seemed a better proposition) … Continue reading →

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The SGI 1600SW Flat-Panel Display Saga [Updated 2024]

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Blake Patterson

Back in ’03 I grabbed an SGI O2 system on eBay. I always wanted an SGI to play with (used them in the lab back in college for a bit) and it seemed the O2 was the best bang for … Continue reading →

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SGI Faces Bankruptcy

Posted on July 10, 2005 by Blake Patterson

After 23 years as a leading high performance workstations / visualization leader, it seems that Silicon Graphics, or SGI, is in dire straits. After releasing fiscal fourth quarter results reporting a $15-$18 million operating loss, the company’s stock took a … Continue reading →

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The “Certain Impact” of RAM Failure…

Posted on February 25, 2005 by Blake Patterson

About two years ago I setup a nice SGI O2 system to finally have a chance to play with IRIX and the 3D video hardware that SGI is so famous for. I’ve had fun with the box, but never had … Continue reading →

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