12 Apr
2004
12 Apr
'04
8:06 p.m.
Does anyone have more information about the first SGI machines? I know they
made m68k before the R2000. Anyone actually have one or have more
information about SGIs 1980s (not 70s I presume?) history?
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Thanks,
Torquil MacCorkle, III
Lexington, Virginia
13 Apr
13 Apr
1:16 a.m.
On Tuesday 13 April 2004 03:06, Torquil MacCorkle, III wrote:
Does anyone have more information about the first SGI
machines? I
know they made m68k before the R2000. Anyone actually have one or
have more information about SGIs 1980s (not 70s I presume?) history?
Well, since the Mot 68k didn't exist in the 70s (unlike the 6800), yes,
it would have been the 80s. :) Other than that, I'm not of much help
however.
Pat
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2:09 a.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Tuesday 13 April 2004 03:06, Torquil MacCorkle, III
wrote:
As I recall Dr. Clarks "geometry engine" was early '80s. I remember
watching VTI video tapes in 1983/4 where he talked about the graphics
pipeline. That chip went into the first SGI workstations (which were,
as I recall 68000 based, probably 68010 or 68020) and powers the "flight
simulator".
I believe there were multiple versions of the simulator, with the later
ones allowing two machine to connect over ethernet and dogfight.
-brad
Does anyone have more information about the first
SGI machines? I
know they made m68k before the R2000. Anyone actually have one or
have more information about SGIs 1980s (not 70s I presume?) history?
Well, since the Mot 68k didn't exist in the 70s (unlike the 6800), yes,
it would have been the 80s. :) Other than that, I'm not of much help
however. 
2:38 a.m.
Here's a couple of SGI oriented Web Sites that will get you some good
historical and technical information:
http://sgistuff.g-lenerz.de/hardware/machines/index.html
http://futuretech.mirror.vuurwerk.net/sgi.html
Cheers,
Lyle
On Tuesday 13 April 2004 01:06, Torquil
MacCorkle, III wrote:
> Does anyone have more information about the first SGI machines? I know
> they made m68k before the R2000. Anyone actually have one or have more
> information about SGIs 1980s (not 70s I presume?) history?
> --------
> Thanks,
> Torquil MacCorkle, III
> Lexington, Virginia
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