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18 September 2025

  • 03:0803:08, 18 September 2025 diff hist +294 N GL2-3.x Created page with "GL2-3.x was the final series released for the Motorola 68020-based IRIS 3000 Series of terminals and workstations. GL2 uses the MEX windowing system. It was released concurrently with GL2-2.x === Changes from 2.x === * System V Shared Memory API * 4.3BSD based TCP/IP stack * NFSv1 and yp/NIS" Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0803:08, 18 September 2025 diff hist +243 N 4D1-3.x Created page with "4D1-3.x was the final release of the 4D1 systems before they were officially called IRIX. It is also the final version to use 4Sight, though it also introduced X11 through the XNeWS. == Changes over prior releases == Unknown at this time." Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0703:07, 18 September 2025 diff hist +330 N IRIX 5.3 Created page with "IRIX 5.3 was released in November of 1994, the last of the IRIX 5.x series that began in March of 1993. IRIX 5.3 improved system stability and introduced many features of IRIX such as XFS (with the XFS release in 12/1994), ELF executables and more. It replaced IRIX 4.0, and maintains compatibility with IRIX 4.0 by and large." Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0403:04, 18 September 2025 diff hist +333 N IRIX 4.0 Created page with "IRIX 4.0, introduced in September of 1991 with the IRIS Indigo workstation was the first version of IRIX to be officially named "IRIX." Replacing the 4Sight NeWS-based 4D1-3.x system, X11R4 using the IRIS Desktop (later called IRIX Interactive Desktop), and was the first version to be released on CD, as opposed to QIC tape." Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0303:03, 18 September 2025 diff hist +4 IRIX 6.2 No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0203:02, 18 September 2025 diff hist +898 N IRIX 6.2 Created page with "IRIX 6.2 was released in early 1996 for multiple SGI desktops. The 6.x series is based on late 5.x code with 64-bit support in the OS being its major killer app. IRIX 6.3 and 6.4 are special releases of 6.2 for the O2 and Octane, Origin2000/Onyx2 and Origin 200. 6.2 is based on IRIX 5.3 code. == Major Changes == * 64-bit kernel support and the new n32 ABI. * Removal of all 32-bit only IRIX platforms from the supported list (i.e. R2000 and R3000 systems). *..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0103:01, 18 September 2025 diff hist +4 68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series) No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0003:00, 18 September 2025 diff hist +2,488 N 68k-based SGIs (IRIS Series) Created page with "The earliest SGI systems were 68000-68020 powered graphics terminals and workstations running GL2, a System V UNIX with an unusual for the time focus on graphics. Multibus standard powered machines, they were similar to Sun Multibus systems in many respects. They were later replaced by the Professional IRIS series of systems. == IRIS 1000 Series == The 1000 and 1200 computers used a Motorola 68000 microprocessor clocked at 8 Mhz and were sold as diskless systems intend..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 03:0003:00, 18 September 2025 diff hist +3 Main Page →68k-based SGIs (GL2 era) Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5902:59, 18 September 2025 diff hist +95 Main Page No edit summary Tag: Visual edit: Switched
  • 02:5602:56, 18 September 2025 diff hist +3,736 N GCC Created page with "The GNU Compiler Collection is officially supported on IRIX through GCC 4.7. Unofficial support by various groups has resulted in versions as high as 9.5 being successfully built. Officially Supported Versions GCC 3.4.6 is in the Nekoware collection, and is one of the older versions to survive linkrot. GCC 3.3 was distributed via SGI freeware. 4.x versions include 4.6.3 in Nekomimiware (A play on Nekoware's name), and GCC 4.7.1 is packaged by Nekoware as well. An olde..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5602:56, 18 September 2025 diff hist +440 N RISC/OS Created page with "'''RISC/OS''', also known as '''UMIPS''' was an early UNIX produced by MIPS Computer Systems, and a predecessor of both 4D1 and IRIX. Unlike GL2, RISC/OS had roots in both BSD and System V. When SGI purchased MIPS, it was succeeded by 4D1-1.x. === Versions === It was referred to as '''UMIPS''' between releases 1 through 3. 4.x and onwards were RISC/OS. The final release, based on Release 4 of System V, was released in 1991." Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5502:55, 18 September 2025 diff hist +4 Optxeno No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5502:55, 18 September 2025 diff hist +505 N Optxeno Created page with "Optxeno is a setup for MIPS IV (and in the future, MIPSIII) that is developed by Raion to provide the following facilities for IRIX devs: An SSH client (dropbear) GNU bash and zsh A downloader (ncftp) Awk and sed from gnu GNU diff bzip2, zlib and xz GNU iconv tcl/tk expect/dejagnu (for GCC/GNU binutils projects) Python 2.8 (Tauthon, a compatible Python interpreter) genidb (a tool for generating idb files) Without requiring a full package of software ala Nekow..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5402:54, 18 September 2025 diff hist +992 N IRIS Development Option Created page with "IDO, also known by its backend name of uopt, is an IRIX-based compiler used on IRIX versions prior to 6.5 and compiler versions prior to 7.2. However it is unknown when the compiler backend switched from uopt to MIPSPro truly. Estimation is around version 7.3. IDO was famously a default compiler for many Nintendo 64 consoles and includes support for the MIPS R4300i CPU and its eccentricities. MIPSPro 7.3 and 7.4 exclude these options. ==== Known IDO versions ==== I..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5302:53, 18 September 2025 diff hist +13,728 N MIPSPro Created page with "MIPSPro is the IRIX-native C/C++/FORTRAN compiler that was distributed by SGI for use in IRIX development. This page serves to document MIPSPro's behavior, characteristics, compatibility, and differences from other UNIX-style cc compilers and the GNU Compiler Collection. For legacy MIPSPro releases and documentation, see IRIS Development Option for more info. == General == MIPSPro is not installed in a standard IRIX install and requires a collection of other discs..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5202:52, 18 September 2025 diff hist +44 Main Page No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:5002:50, 18 September 2025 diff hist +516 N IRIX 6.0 and 6.1 Created page with "IRIX 6.0 was introduced based on IRIX 5.2 code for the R8000 systems in late 1994. 6.0.1 was a point release with upgrades from 5.3, and 6.1 was a further refinement. Again, these were only designed for the R8000 systems, referred to as "Power" systems. 6.1 is notable for releasing XFS, the filesystem that replaced EFS. == Additional Information == IRIX 6.1 in particular released an experimental version of the N32 ABI, replacing the O32 which was originally desi..." current Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4902:49, 18 September 2025 diff hist +64 IRIX 5.0 and 5.1 →Causes of problems current Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4802:48, 18 September 2025 diff hist +1,093 N IRIX 5.0 and 5.1 Created page with "IRIX 5.0.x and 5.1.x are infamous in the SGI community for quality and performance issues. As a result it is '''Not Recommended''' to run these versions. == Causes of problems == "The primary cause is that we attempted far too much in too little time. Management would not cut features early, so we were forced to make massive cuts in the final weeks of the release." is the words of Tom Davis, an SGI employee who posted a memo to usenet. * Management in 1992 and 1993 att..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4602:46, 18 September 2025 diff hist +477 N SGI Freeware Created page with "SGI Freeware was an IRIX-compatible distribution of free and open source software built and distributed by SGI employees, and distributed on SGI media. Distributed on 4 CDs, it hosted a variety of software and directly served as the inspiration for Nekoware. == Notable Software on Freeware == * GCC 3.3 * FLTK 1.1.3 * QT3 * GTK+2.4.0 * XMMS 1.2.7 * Python 2.1.1 === Notes on Usage === Freeware is not recommended for use. Much of the software is 25+ years out of date." current Tag: Visual edit
  • 02:4602:46, 18 September 2025 diff hist +1,575 N Nekoware Created page with "Nekoware is a community project targeting IRIX 6.5.21 or later (most commonly .22 and .30) MIPS IV systems. It is a high performance, well-optimized group of LTS supported software. Each package has a maintainer. Nekoware is released on a quarterly basis, with the newest iteration of it starting at 2025-Q4. Each quarter, the entire base release is rebuilt. Not all packages are turned over, but many are. == Resources and Mirrors == The plan for repositories is a minimum..." Tag: Visual edit

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