IRIX - Wikipedia
IRIX (/ ˈ aɪ r ɪ k s / EYE-ricks) is a discontinued operating system developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to run on the company's proprietary MIPS workstations and servers. It is based on UNIX System V with BSD extensions.
SGI IRIS - Wikipedia
The SGI IRIS series of terminals and workstations from Silicon Graphics was produced in the 1980s and 1990s. IRIS is an acronym for Integrated Raster Imaging System.
Software : IRIX Introduction - sgistuff.net
The first operating system developed for SGI systems ran on the IRIS line of terminals and workstations based on Motorola CPUs (see GL2 history). When the MIPS based IRIS 4D systems were introduced the 4D1 operating system accompanied these computers. The earliest common version is 4D1-3.0 (1988).
Can Hobbyists Bring SGI’s IRIX OS Back To Life? - Hackaday
May 31, 2023 · IRIX was SGI’s own OS built specifically to support these use cases. The IRIX Network is a hobbyist community that loves these old machines and their software. The group hopes to raise $6,500...
sgistuff.net : Software
Nov 12, 2019 · IRIX 6.5 Gimp and Bluefish freeware. This page is an introduction into different repositories of open source software for computers running IRIX. Also, a small share of precompiled binaries are available on this website. Go to the Freeware section.
IRIX Network Wiki | IRIX
IRIX is a System V based UNIX operating system developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) to run natively on their MIPS workstations and servers. It takes the basis of System V, adds BSD and proprietary extensions.
Can SGI’s Enthusiast Community Bring IRIX Back to Life?
May 27, 2023 · Nearly two decades after the final version of IRIX, the SGI community has deep hopes for bringing the platform’s operating system back to life—the hard way.
IRIX 6.2 64-Bit Architecture and Standards - sgistuff.net
IRIX 6.2 is the first desktop-to-datacenter, all-platform 64-bit IRIX release. Based on UNIX System V Release 4.1 and conforming fully to major industry standards, IRIX 6.2 includes multiprocessing scalability, network performance, and valuable desktop and filesystem features not available in competitive UNIX offerings.
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IRIX Network Wiki | IRIX 101
IRIX, like most UNIX systems uses X11, a proprietary variant called XSGI, and the window manager is called 4DWM - standing for 4D Window Manager (early SGI machines were called 4D, and this also hearkens back to 4Sight and 4D1, the old name for IRIX).