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Last Updated: 02-May-2025

Silicon Graphics

Silicon Graphics workstations are legendary among Unix workstations, mostly for their impressive graphics hardware, and their unique case designs.

SGI's were very expensive when new, so very few home users had an opportunity to work with them.

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Featured Systems:

Systems which I have more to say about

Altix 350 & 3700 Altix 3700 & 350
Indigo2 Indigo2
Octane Octane
Indy Indy

All Systems:

Will update eventually with all specs
Model Processor RAM Graphics Disk OS Notes
Indy R4?00 ??MB 24-bit XL ??MB IRIX 6.5.22 Sony PSU
Indy R4?00 ??MB 24-bit XL ??MB IRIX 6.5.22 Sony PSU
Indigo2 150 MHz R4400 128MB GR3-XZ 36 GB IRIX 6.5.22 Teal
Indigo2 250 MHz R4400 ??MB EX 36 GB IRIX 6.5.22 Purple
Octane Dual R12000 300Mhz 2048 MB ESI 18 GB IRIX 6.5.30
Octane Dual R12000 300Mhz 1024 MB ESI 18 GB IRIX 6.5.30
O2 R5000 200Mhz 512 MB CRM 9 GB IRIX 6.5.30
Altix 3700 32x Itanium2 1.4 Ghz 64GB None SLES 10 8x C-Bricks, 4x R-Bricks
Altix 350 16x Itanium2 1.4 Ghz 32GB None SLES 10, 11, T2 SDE 8x Bricks, 1x Router