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===== Setting up IRIX/Familiarization =====
===== Setting up IRIX/Familiarization =====
• IRIX 101
[[IRIX 101]]


• Installing IRIX
[[Installing IRIX]]


• IRIX Setup 101
[[IRIX Setup 101]]


===== Setting up Software =====
===== Setting up Software =====
• How to Find Commercial Software
[[How To Find Commercial Software]]


• Open Source Software (See Software Section)
[[Open Source Software|Open Source Software (See Software Section)]]


===== Communities for Help =====
===== Communities for Help =====
• IRIXNet
[[IRIXNet]]


• Reddit
[[Reddit]]


• SGUG
[[SGUG]]


===== Peripherals =====
===== Peripherals =====
Firewire
[[Nvme|NVME]]


USB
[[Firewire]]


Serial Tablets
[[USB]]


• Tape Drives
[[Serial Tablets]]
 
• [[Tape Drives]]


===== Events =====
===== Events =====
• Vintage Computer Festival
[[Vintage Computer Festival]]


• IRIXNet Proposed Swap Meet
[[IRIXNet Proposed Swap Meet]]


'''Resellers'''
'''Resellers'''


• SGIDepot
[[SGIDepot]]


• Mashek
[[Mashek]]
 
• B&B Solutions
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==== 68k-based SGIs (GL2 era) ====
==== 68k-based SGIs (GL2 era) ====
• 68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series)
[[68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series)]]


==== MIPS-based SGIs (IRIX era) ====
==== MIPS-based SGIs (IRIX era) ====
• Professional IRIS
[[Professional IRIS]]


• Personal IRIS
[[Personal IRIS]]


• IRIS Indigo
[[IRIS Indigo]]


• Power Series
[[Power Series]]


• Crimson
[[Crimson]]


• Indy
[[Indy]]


• Challenge S
[[Challenge S]]


Indigo2
[[Indigo 2]]


Onyx
[[Challenge L]]


Origin 200
[[Onyx]]


Onyx2
[[Origin 200]]


Origin 2000
[[Onyx2]]


Octane
[[Origin 2000]]


O2
[[Octane]]


Origin 3000
[[O2]]


Fuel
[[Origin 3000]]


Origin 300
[[Fuel]]


• Origin 350
[[Origin 300]]


• Tezro
[[Origin 350]]
 
• [[Tezro]]
 
• [[Onyx4]]


==== x86-based SGIs ====
==== x86-based SGIs ====
• Visual Workstation 320
[[Visual Workstation 320]]


• Visual Workstation 540
[[Visual Workstation 540]]


• Visual Workstation Rebrands
[[Visual Workstation Rebrands]]


===== Itanium (IA-64) based SGIs =====
===== Itanium (IA-64) based SGIs =====
• SGI 750
[[SGI 750]]


• Altix 350
[[Altix 330]]


• Altix 330
[[Altix 350]]


• Prism<br />
[[Prism]]<br />
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===== IRIX Major Versions =====
===== IRIX Major Versions =====
• IRIX 6.5
[[IRIX 6.5]]


• IRIX 6.2
[[IRIX 6.2]]


• IRIX 5.3
[[IRIX 5.3]]


• IRIX 4.0
[[IRIX 4.0]]


===== 4D1 Versions =====
===== 4D1 Versions =====
• 4D1-3.x
[[4D1-3.x]]
 
• [[4D1-2.x]]


===== GL2 Versions =====
===== GL2 Versions =====
• GL2-3.x
[[GL2-3.x]]


• GL2-2.x
[[GL2-2.x]]


• GL2-1.x
[[GL2-1.x]]


===== RISC/OS =====
===== RISC/OS =====
• RISC/OS
[[RISC/OS]]


===== Development Information =====
===== Development Information =====
• IRIS Development Option (IRIX 6.2 and prior)
[[IRIS Development Option|IRIS Development Option (IRIX 6.2 and prior)]]


• MIPSPro (IRIX 6.5.x)
[[MIPSPro|MIPSPro (IRIX 6.5)]]


• GCC
[[GCC]]


• optxeno
[[Dbx|dbx (debugger)]]
 
• [[optxeno]]


===== Open Source Distributions =====
===== Open Source Distributions =====
• SGI Freeware
[[SGI Freeware]]


• Nekoware
[[Nekoware]]


• SGUG RSE
[[SGUG RSE]]


'''IRIX Minor Versions'''
'''IRIX Minor Versions'''


• IRIX 5.0 and 5.1
[[IRIX 5.0 and 5.1]]


• IRIX 6.0 and 6.1
[[IRIX 6.0 and 6.1]]
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<div class="mp-header incell_top"> '''News''' </div>05/23/2025 - Elf's Indy Power Supply Information has been added. This will be supplemented with a broken out HTML page in "The Lost Chapters" on archive.irixnet.org in the future.
<div class="mp-header incell_top"> '''News''' </div>'''11/14/2025'''


09/16/2025 - Restoration WIP - Our host scuttled and broke our data, so I'm forced to manually restore everything!
100 articles! We're working hard to provide the highest quality SGI resource on the web!</div>
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<div class="mp-header incell_top"> '''Policies and Information''' </div>
<div class="mp-header incell_top"> '''Policies and Information''' </div>[[Style Guide]]
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[[TechPubs Wiki:About|About The TechPubs Wiki]]
[[Characters|Style Guide]]
 
[[Characters|About the TechPubs Wiki]]


[[Characters|Copyright Information]]
[[TechPubs Wiki:Copyrights|Copyright Information]]
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<div class="mp-header incell"> '''Tutorials''' </div>• IRIX 101
<div class="mp-header incell"> '''Tutorials''' </div>• [[IRIX 101]]
• Setting up NFS


• How to Find Commercial Software
 
• Porting Software to IRIX
[[Setting Up NFS]]
• SSH Setup for 6.5
 
• IRIX Gigabit Card Hack</div>
• [[How To Find Commercial Software]]
 
[[Porting Software to IRIX]]
 
[[SSH Setup for 6.5]]
 
[[IRIX Gigabit Card Hack]]
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<div class="mp-header incell"> '''Articles Needing Attention''' </div>
<div class="mp-header incell"> '''Articles Needing Attention''' </div>
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Stub Articles
[[:Category:Stubs|Stub Articles]]


Articles Needing Images
[[:Category:No Images|Articles Needing Images]]


<div class="mp-header incell"> '''SGI in Popular Culture''' </div>
<div class="mp-header incell"> '''SGI in Popular Culture''' </div>


[[Jurassic Park]]


Jurassic Park
[[Nintendo 64]]
 
Nintendo 64
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 23 November 2025

Welcome to The TechPubs Wiki
105 articles

Tech-Pubs.net, or TechPubs, is a public wiki cataloging the hardware of the former Silicon Graphics Corporation.

Getting Started
Setting up IRIX/Familiarization

IRIX 101

Installing IRIX

IRIX Setup 101

Setting up Software

How To Find Commercial Software

Open Source Software (See Software Section)

Communities for Help

IRIXNet

Reddit

SGUG

Peripherals

NVME

Firewire

USB

Serial Tablets

Tape Drives

Events

Vintage Computer Festival

IRIXNet Proposed Swap Meet

Resellers

SGIDepot

Mashek

Hardware

68k-based SGIs (GL2 era)

68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series)

MIPS-based SGIs (IRIX era)

Professional IRIS

Personal IRIS

IRIS Indigo

Power Series

Crimson

Indy

Challenge S

Indigo 2

Challenge L

Onyx

Origin 200

Onyx2

Origin 2000

Octane

O2

Origin 3000

Fuel

Origin 300

Origin 350

Tezro

Onyx4

x86-based SGIs

Visual Workstation 320

Visual Workstation 540

Visual Workstation Rebrands

Itanium (IA-64) based SGIs

SGI 750

Altix 330

Altix 350

Prism

Software
IRIX Major Versions

IRIX 6.5

IRIX 6.2

IRIX 5.3

IRIX 4.0

4D1 Versions

4D1-3.x

4D1-2.x

GL2 Versions

GL2-3.x

GL2-2.x

GL2-1.x

RISC/OS

RISC/OS

Development Information

IRIS Development Option (IRIX 6.2 and prior)

MIPSPro (IRIX 6.5)

GCC

dbx (debugger)

optxeno

Open Source Distributions

SGI Freeware

Nekoware

SGUG RSE

IRIX Minor Versions

IRIX 5.0 and 5.1

IRIX 6.0 and 6.1

News
11/14/2025 100 articles! We're working hard to provide the highest quality SGI resource on the web!