SGI
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SGI (Silicon Graphics, Inc.) was a pioneering American company known for its high-performance computing and advanced 3D graphics workstations and servers widely used in scientific visualization and visual effects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware company
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computer software company → public company → technology company → |
| acquiredBy |
Rackable Systems
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| country |
United States
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| developed |
IRIX
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MIPS-based servers → MIPS-based workstations → OpenGL → |
| foundedBy |
Abbey Silverstone
→
Jim Clark → John Hennessy → Kurt Akeley → Marc Hannah → Robert Sproull → Tom Davis → |
| foundedInPlace |
Mountain View, California
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| foundedInYear |
1981
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| fullName |
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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| graphicsAPI |
OpenGL
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| headquartersLocation |
Mountain View, California
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| industry |
computer graphics
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high-performance computing → servers → workstations → |
| influenced |
modern GPU-based graphics workstations
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| knownFor |
IRIX operating system
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advanced 3D graphics workstations → development of OpenGL graphics API → high-performance graphics supercomputers → scientific visualization systems → visual effects production systems → |
| laterRenamed |
SGI
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| majorCustomerIndustry |
defense
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engineering → film and visual effects → oil and gas exploration → scientific research → |
| notableContribution |
advances in shared-memory and ccNUMA architectures
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popularization of hardware-accelerated 3D graphics → standardization of OpenGL as cross-platform 3D graphics API → |
| operatingSystem |
IRIX
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| processorArchitecture |
MIPS
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| productLine |
Altix servers
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Indigo workstations → Indigo2 workstations → Indy workstations → O2 workstations → Octane workstations → Onyx visualization systems → Origin servers → |
| shortName |
SGI
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| status |
defunct
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| stockExchangeListing |
NASDAQ
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| tickerSymbol |
SGI
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| usedFor |
3D animation rendering
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scientific visualization → simulation → virtual reality research → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Jim Clark
("Silicon Graphics")
→
Jim Clark ("Silicon Graphics, Inc.") → Pat Hanrahan ("Silicon Graphics") → |
employer |
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SGI Altix ICE architecture
("Silicon Graphics International")
→
SGI Altix ICE architecture → |
designer |
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XFS
("Silicon Graphics International")
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XFS → |
developer |
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Jim Clark
("Silicon Graphics")
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coFounded |
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Jim Clark
("Silicon Graphics, Inc.")
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cofounded |
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SGI Altix ICE architecture
("Silicon Graphics International")
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developedBy |
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Jim Clark
("Silicon Graphics")
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founded |
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SGI
("Silicon Graphics, Inc.")
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fullName |
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Rackable Systems
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laterRenamed |
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Jim Clark
("Silicon Graphics, Inc.")
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notableWork |
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Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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shortName |
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SGI
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tickerSymbol |
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Motorola 68000 family
("Silicon Graphics IRIS 1000 series")
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usedIn |
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Pleiades
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vendor |
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Pat Hanrahan
("Silicon Graphics")
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workedAt |