I have the main unit and keyboard.
type computer
country USA
year 1992
os IRIX UNIX
cpu MIPS R4000SC
speed 100 MHZ
ram 16 MB
hd 2 x SCSI
disk 3,5″
graphic yes
colors yes
sound yes
ports Parallel, serial, SCSI 2, ethernet, stetero, microphone, audio in/out, headphone, digital sound in/out
The Silicon Graphics Indigo2 Impact 10000 — The Professional 3D Workstation
The Silicon Graphics Indigo2 Impact 10000 was one of SGI’s most capable desktop workstations of the mid-1990s — a high-performance 3D graphics machine using the MIPS R10000 processor and SGI’s Impact graphics subsystem, capable of producing 3D imagery of a quality that PC-based systems could not approach. Used extensively in film visual effects, television production, scientific visualisation, and industrial design, the Indigo2 Impact 10000 represented SGI at the peak of its technical capability and market influence.
The R10000 Processor
The MIPS R10000 processor, introduced in 1996, was a superscalar out-of-order execution design that delivered exceptional floating-point performance for 3D rendering, scientific simulation, and other numerically intensive workloads. With four execution units capable of processing multiple instructions simultaneously, the R10000 represented the state of the art in RISC processor design. In the Indigo2 Impact 10000, this processing power was matched with SGI’s dedicated graphics hardware to create a workstation of extraordinary capability for professional 3D work.
Hollywood’s Computer
SGI workstations including the Indigo2 were the standard tools in Hollywood visual effects throughout the 1990s. Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Domain, Weta Digital, and virtually every other VFX studio worked on SGI systems. Films including Jurassic Park (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Toy Story (1995), and Titanic (1997) were created on SGI workstations. The Indigo2 Impact 10000 represented this technology at its most capable — the machine that professional artists and scientists trusted with their most demanding work.