Onyx - Revision history

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	[[File:Onyx CB HK.jpg\|~~alt~~=An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK\|~~thumb~~\|~~An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK~~]]		{{Infobox System
			\| title = Onyx
			\| image = [[File:Onyx CB HK.jpg]]
			\| caption = An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK
			\| architecture = MIPS
			\| released = 1993
			\| discontinued = 1999
			\| type = Deskside Workstation and Rack
			\| minimumos = [[IRIX 5.0 and 5.1 \| IRIX 5.0]]
			}}

	The '''Onyx''' (frequently known as the '''Onyx1''' or Original Onyx, or by its form-factor specific codenames '''Eveready''' and '''Terminator''') is a graphics supercomputer introduced by Silicon Graphics in 1993 to replace their short-lived Crimson. Also based on the POWERpath-2 Everest architecture, the Onyx is closely related to the Challenge L/XL systems offered by SGI during the same time period, and shares many parts. In general, the difference between an Onyx and a Challenge L/XL is that while the Challenge usually supports more CPUs and memory (with the exception of the Challenge DM), it does not support the installation of a graphics boardset (with the exception of the Challenge GR). The Onyx sat at the high-end of SGI's early-to-mid 1990s product line, above both the [[Indigo 2]] and [[Indy]], and was used for tasks such as visualization, simulation, and early virtual reality systems. The system was succeeded on October 7th, 1996 with the launch of the Onyx2. Though production of new Onyxes ended in March of 1999, with the end of service in December of 2008, SGI continued to use the Onyx brand name on their most capable graphics systems until July of 2003, with the introduction of the [[Onyx4]].		The '''Onyx''' (frequently known as the '''Onyx1''' or Original Onyx, or by its form-factor specific codenames '''Eveready''' and '''Terminator''') is a graphics supercomputer introduced by Silicon Graphics in 1993 to replace their short-lived Crimson. Also based on the POWERpath-2 Everest architecture, the Onyx is closely related to the Challenge L/XL systems offered by SGI during the same time period, and shares many parts. In general, the difference between an Onyx and a Challenge L/XL is that while the Challenge usually supports more CPUs and memory (with the exception of the Challenge DM), it does not support the installation of a graphics boardset (with the exception of the Challenge GR). The Onyx sat at the high-end of SGI's early-to-mid 1990s product line, above both the [[Indigo 2]] and [[Indy]], and was used for tasks such as visualization, simulation, and early virtual reality systems. The system was succeeded on October 7th, 1996 with the launch of the Onyx2. Though production of new Onyxes ended in March of 1999, with the end of service in December of 2008, SGI continued to use the Onyx brand name on their most capable graphics systems until July of 2003, with the introduction of the [[Onyx4]].

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	[[File:Onyx CB HK.jpg\|alt=An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK\|thumb\|An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK]]		[[File:Onyx CB HK.jpg\|alt=An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK\|thumb\|An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK]]
	The '''Onyx''' (frequently known as the '''Onyx1''' or Original Onyx, or by its form-factor specific codenames '''Eveready''' and '''Terminator''') is a graphics supercomputer introduced by Silicon Graphics in 1993 to replace their short-lived Crimson. Also based on the POWERpath-2 Everest architecture, the Onyx is closely related to the Challenge L/XL systems offered by SGI during the same time period, and shares many parts. In general, the difference between an Onyx and a Challenge L/XL is that while the Challenge usually supports more CPUs and memory (with the exception of the Challenge DM), it does not support the installation of a graphics boardset (with the exception of the Challenge GR). The Onyx sat at the high-end of SGI's early-to-mid 1990s product line, above both the ~~Indigo2~~ and Indy, and was used for tasks such as visualization, simulation, and early virtual reality systems. The system was succeeded on October 7th, 1996 with the launch of the Onyx2. Though production of new Onyxes ended in March of 1999, with the end of service in December of 2008, SGI continued to use the Onyx brand name on their most capable graphics systems until July of 2003, with the introduction of the [[Onyx4]].		The '''Onyx''' (frequently known as the '''Onyx1''' or Original Onyx, or by its form-factor specific codenames '''Eveready''' and '''Terminator''') is a graphics supercomputer introduced by Silicon Graphics in 1993 to replace their short-lived Crimson. Also based on the POWERpath-2 Everest architecture, the Onyx is closely related to the Challenge L/XL systems offered by SGI during the same time period, and shares many parts. In general, the difference between an Onyx and a Challenge L/XL is that while the Challenge usually supports more CPUs and memory (with the exception of the Challenge DM), it does not support the installation of a graphics boardset (with the exception of the Challenge GR). The Onyx sat at the high-end of SGI's early-to-mid 1990s product line, above both the [[Indigo 2]] and [[Indy]], and was used for tasks such as visualization, simulation, and early virtual reality systems. The system was succeeded on October 7th, 1996 with the launch of the Onyx2. Though production of new Onyxes ended in March of 1999, with the end of service in December of 2008, SGI continued to use the Onyx brand name on their most capable graphics systems until July of 2003, with the introduction of the [[Onyx4]].

	== Variants and Naming ==		== Variants and Naming ==

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			[[File:Onyx CB HK.jpg\|alt=An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK\|thumb\|An SGI Onyx owned by CB_HK]]
	The ~~Silicon Graphics~~ Onyx (frequently known as the Onyx1 or Original Onyx, or by its form-factor specific codenames Eveready and Terminator) is a graphics supercomputer introduced by Silicon Graphics in 1993 to replace their short-lived Crimson. Also based on the POWERpath-2 Everest architecture, the Onyx is closely related to the Challenge L/XL systems offered by SGI during the same time period, and shares many parts. In general, the difference between an Onyx and a Challenge L/XL is that while the Challenge usually supports more CPUs and memory (with the exception of the Challenge DM), it does not support the installation of a graphics boardset (with the exception of the Challenge GR). The Onyx sat at the high-end of SGI's early-to-mid 1990s product line, above both the Indigo2 and Indy, and was used for tasks such as visualization, simulation, and early virtual reality systems. The system was succeeded on October 7th, 1996 with the launch of the Onyx2. Though production of new Onyxes ended in March of 1999, with the end of service in December of 2008, SGI continued to use the Onyx brand name on their most capable graphics systems until July of 2003, with the introduction of the Onyx4.		The '''Onyx''' (frequently known as the '''Onyx1''' or Original Onyx, or by its form-factor specific codenames '''Eveready''' and '''Terminator''') is a graphics supercomputer introduced by Silicon Graphics in 1993 to replace their short-lived Crimson. Also based on the POWERpath-2 Everest architecture, the Onyx is closely related to the Challenge L/XL systems offered by SGI during the same time period, and shares many parts. In general, the difference between an Onyx and a Challenge L/XL is that while the Challenge usually supports more CPUs and memory (with the exception of the Challenge DM), it does not support the installation of a graphics boardset (with the exception of the Challenge GR). The Onyx sat at the high-end of SGI's early-to-mid 1990s product line, above both the Indigo2 and Indy, and was used for tasks such as visualization, simulation, and early virtual reality systems. The system was succeeded on October 7th, 1996 with the launch of the Onyx2. Though production of new Onyxes ended in March of 1999, with the end of service in December of 2008, SGI continued to use the Onyx brand name on their most capable graphics systems until July of 2003, with the introduction of the [[Onyx4]].

	== Variants and Naming ==		== Variants and Naming ==

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