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SiliconGraphics Iris Indigo R4000 Elan

January 28th, 2008 | Category: Vintage Computing

I have a new toy! Here it is:

My SGI Indigo

This is an unusual computer. SiliconGraphics (now SGI) made the Iris Indigo workstations, which run IRIX (SGI's UNIX), around 1992. At the time, SiliconGraphics was the leader in 3D graphics. Today, it isn't quite as impressive, but that doesn't mean I won't find a use for it (never say no to a free computer!). I can't use it yet, however, because I don't have the necessary adaptors (I ordered them today).
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