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SGI Crimson

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Silicon Graphics Crimson
Also known asSGI IRIS 4D Crimson
DeveloperSGI
Type3D Graphics workstation
Release date1992
Discontinued1997
CPUMIPS R4000, MIPS R4400
PredecessorSGI IRIS 4D POWER series
SuccessorSGI Onyx

The IRIS Crimson (code-named Diehard2) is a Silicon Graphics (SGI) computer released in 1992. It is the world's first 64-bit workstation.

Crimson is a member of Silicon Graphics's SGI IRIS 4D series of deskside systems; it is also known as the 4D/510 workstation. It is similar to other SGI IRIS 4D deskside workstations, and can use a wide range of graphics options (up to RealityEngine). It is also available as a file server with no graphics.

This machine makes a brief appearance in the movie Jurassic Park (1993) where Lex uses the machine to navigate the IRIX filesystem in 3D using the application fsn to restore power to the compound.[1][2] The next year, Silicon Graphics released a rebadged, limited-edition Crimson R4400/VGXT called the Jurassic Classic, with a special logo and SGI co-founder James H. Clark's signature on the drive door.

Features

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  • One MIPS 100 MHz R4000 or 150 MHz R4400 processor[3]
  • Choice of seven high-performance 3D graphics subsystems (Entry, XS, XS24, Elan, Extreme, Reality Engine, VGXT)
  • Up to 256 MB memory and internal disk capacity of up to 7.2 GB, expandable to more than 72 GB using additional enclosures
  • I/O subsystem includes four VMEbus expansion slots, Ethernet and two SCSI channels with disk striping support

Crimson memory is unique to this model.

SGI timeline

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SGI PrismSGI Origin 3000 and Onyx 3000Origin 2000SGI ChallengeOnyx 300Onyx 2SGI OnyxSGI CrimsonSGI AltixSGI Origin 200SGI Indigo² and Challenge MSGI TezroSGI Octane2SGI OctaneSGI Indigo² and Challenge MSGI IRIS 4DSGI FuelSGI IndigoSGI IRIS 4DSGI O2SGI O2SGI IndySGI IRIS 4DSGI IRISSGI IRISSGI IRISVisual WorkstationSGI IRISSGI IRIS

References

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  1. ^ FSN — File System Navigator Archived February 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at siliconbunny.com
  2. ^ Gerhard Lenerz. "sgistuff.net". Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "sgistuff.net : Hardware : Systems : Crimson". www.sgistuff.net. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
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Preceded by
SGI IRIS 4D Power Series
SGI IRIS 4D Crimson
1992 - 1997
Succeeded by