What is an SGI Indigo?
The Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo is a UNIX workstation, used principly for 3D graphics, manufactured between 1991 and 1994. For its time, it had unparalleled graphics performance for a desktop workstation. Its practical uses as a graphical workstation have long-since been eclipsed by bargain-basement PCs, and technologically, the Indigo has been left in the dust. For regular use, however, the Indigo is still very capable, and it’s become very popular among computer hobbyists, even for everyday use. Plus it’s the spiffiest-looking computer you can buy for less than the cost of a good meal. • What makes them so nifty? The Indigo is a cool computer for a number of reasons. Some of these reasons have gotten less-cool over time, but they’re still compelling enough to attract people more than a decade after its prime. Among them: • Its top-of-the-line graphics can provide 24-bit color at 1280×1024, and can animate 3D wireframe and solid-color models, with fog, lighting and transparency effec
