Silicon Graphics Indy 1993-1996 | |
General | |
Base Models Through the Years | |
Timeline | |
Part Numbers | |
Indy CPUs | |
Indy Video Options | |
Indy Presenter | |
SGI Internal Documentation of the Indy | |
Pictures | |
Historical Articles and Reviews | |
Documentation | |
Indy Presenter Owner's Manual | |
R4400 200Mhz CPU Upgrade Installation Guide | |
Indy Owner's Guide | |
PROM | |
ip24prom.070-9101-007 R4400 PROM image | |
ip24prom.070-9101-001 R5000 PROM image | |
History | |
The Silicon Graphics Indy is a small form factor, entry level | |
workstation. It was introduced in 1993 with its weakest CPU, a 100Mhz | |
R4000 and when it was replaced by the O2 in 1996 its best CPU option | |
was a 180Mhz R5000. | |
The Indy's Performance in Context | |
SPEC | |
MODEL CPU CLOCK int95 fp95 | |
SGI INDY R5000PC 150MHz 3.0 3.6 | |
R5000SC 150MHz 3.7 4.2 | |
R5000SC 180MHz 4.1 4.4 | |
SGI Challenge R10000 195MHz 8.75 12.4 | |
IBM PowerPC Machine PPC 604 100MHz 3.59 3.34 | |
PPC 604 133MHz 4.51 3.70 | |
PC / AT Compatible Pentium 75MHz 2.39 2.06 | |
Pentium 90MHz 2.88 2.48 | |
Pentium 100MHz 3.16 2.75 | |
Pentium 120MHz 3.53 2.92 | |
Pentium 133MHz 3.90 3.28 | |
Pentium 166MHz 4.52 3.68 | |
Pentium 200MHz 5.00 3.92 | |
PentiumPro 150MHz 6.25 5.02 | |
PentiumPro 180MHz 7.28 5.59 | |
PentiumPro 200MHz 8.20 6.21 | |
Digital Alpha DEC 21064A 266MHz 4.34 6.03 | |
DEC 21164 300MHz 8.48 9.84 | |
DEC 21164 400MHz 12.1 17.2 | |
Hewlett Packard PA 7100LC 100MHz 2.89 3.47 | |
PA 7150 125MHz 4.04 4.55 | |
PA 8000 160MHz 10.04 16.3 | |
Sun SPARCstaion20 HyperSPARC 150MHz 4.02 4.71 | |
Sun ULTRA1 UltraSPARC 143MHz 4.66 7.90 | |
Sun ULTRA2 UltraSPARC 167MHz 5.56 | |
The Indy's Performance in Context | |
It took a max of 256MB of memory and included a GIO32bis bus that had | |
a usuable speed of approx 267MB/s. It also included VINO on board | |
which allowed NTSC video to be input. It includes 10Mb ethernet, and | |
10MB fast SCSI. There were three graphics options offered, 8-bit XL, | |
24-bit XL and 24-bit XZ. The XL had no 3D acceleration, while the XZ | |
was the same XZ available in Indigo and Indigo2 machines and offered | |
good non-textured 3D performance | |
A so-called Mac killer the Indy was intended to be an affordable | |
but powerful Unix workstation. Introduced at less than $5000 it | |
was comparable to machines from Apple and SGI worked with Adobe | |
to port several pieces of software: Photoshop, Illustrator, | |
Framemaker, that would allow it to compete in the graphic design | |
market. | |
However, it was initially underpowered, the original base model | |
didn't even include a hard drive! Irix 5.0, which was released | |
in 1993 was extremely bloated see | |
Report on Software Usuability | |
In this same period, Silicon Graphics was experiencing massive | |
growth. They attempted several joint ventures of which the Indy | |
served as a central component. With Nintendo they produced | |
the Nintendo 64, with the Indy serving as a development platform. | |
With Time Warner cable they attempted to build a set top | |
interactive TV system | |
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