SGI and IRIX Archive

IRIX 6.5.23 Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-02-08 SGI and IRIX 24 Comments

As of February 4, 2004 IRIX 6.5.23 is releasing with all new systems shipping from SGI worldwide manufacturing centers. The IRIX 6.5.23 release continues the focus on stability, reliability, security and compatibility required in the IRIX 6.5.xx quarterly release process.

IRIX 6.5.22 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-18 SGI and IRIX 20 Comments

IRIX 6.5.22 is releasing with all new systems shipping from SGI worldwide manufacturing centers. The IRIX 6.5.22 release contains both maintenance and feature updates. This release continues the focus on stability, reliability, security and compatibility required in the IRIX 6.5.XX quarterly release process. Approximately 121 customer-reported incidents are fixed in this release.

SGI and Linux Accelerate Research Efforts at NASA Ames

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-21 SGI and IRIX 29 Comments

SGI today announced that large-scale SGI Altix 3000 systems have once again generated breakthrough performance results on demanding scientific applications. Recent achievements include attaining record levels of sustained performance and scalability on a 256-processor global shared-memory SGI Altix 3000 system, the largest such system ever to run on the Linux operating system.

SGI Compares Linux, Unix Source Code

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-06 SGI and IRIX 41 Comments

In light of the SCO allegations, SGI's code comparison was done during September using the Comparator software created by open source advocate Eric Raymond, as well as some other internally developed tools, according to SGI. It compared source code from the Unix System V release 4.1 software that SGI has licensed from SCO with a version of the Linux kernel released this June, SGI said.

SCO Turns Its Attention to SGI

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-01 SGI and IRIX 39 Comments

Silicon Graphics Inc says that it has received notice from SCO Group Inc that the Unix vendor intends to terminate its Unix System V license on the basis that SGI has breached the terms of the license. UPDATE: SGI's letter to the Open Source Community.

SGI To Debut InfiniteStorage

Submitted by Greg Afinogenov 2003-09-10 SGI and IRIX 6 Comments

This press release announces SGI's coming debuts at the IBC in Amsterdam. These include several new workstations and InfiniteStorage, which seems to be a new fileystem for transparently sharing media files across operating systems (Linux, IRIX, Windows NT, OSX).

IRIX 6.5.21 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-08-22 SGI and IRIX 24 Comments

As of August 6, 2003, IRIX 6.5.21 is releasing with all new systems shipping from SGI worldwide manufacturing centers. The IRIX 6.5.21 release contains both maintenance and feature updates. This release continues the focus on stability, reliability, security, and compatibility required in the IRIX 6.5.XX quarterly release process.

OpenOffice.org Ported to SGI IRIX

Submitted by Victor A. Riley 2003-07-09 SGI and IRIX 29 Comments

SGI recently completed its port of OpenOffice.org 1.0.3.1 to IRIX. It's available in tarball format here or with IRIX desktop integration and in inst format here.

SGI Altix 3000 Breaks Speed Record

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-21 SGI and IRIX 42 Comments

SGI today announced that its SGI Altix 3000 servers and superclusters deliver world-record performance on the next-generation Intel Itanium 2 processor (Intel code name Madison). Preliminary results of 64-bit application tests reveal that "the SGI Altix 3000 family running on Madison will once again provide record-shattering performance, price/performance and scalability in a standard Linux OS environment".

SGI Releases IRIX 6.5.20

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 SGI and IRIX 16 Comments

IRIX 6.5.20 is releasing with all new systems shipping from SGI worldwide manufacturing centers. The IRIX 6.5.20 release contains both maintenance and feature updates.

IRIX 6.5.19 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-21 SGI and IRIX 19 Comments

The recent SGI IRIX 6.5.19 release contains updates for both the maintenance (6.5.19m) and feature (6.5.19f) streams. This release continues the focus on stability, reliability, security and compatibility required in the IRIX 6.5.X quarterly release process.

‘It’s the PCs that got small’: SGI Wants Another Shot at Showbiz

Eugenia Loli 2003-02-26 SGI and IRIX 16 Comments

"A long time ago, in an economy far, far away, computer manufacturer Silicon Graphics Inc. was a powerful force. Hollywood studios courted its executives. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the company's colorful and whimsically named machines - "Indigo," "Crimson" and "Onyx," among others. Not anymore. Consumed by its own ambition and wounded by the surging popularity of the free Linux operating system, SGI has lost its star power in Hollywood." Read the article at NewsObserver by P.J. Huffstutter.

Can Linux Help Save SGI?

Guest post by Kevin Adams 2003-01-08 SGI and IRIX 30 Comments

"One of Linux's supposed barriers in high performance computing is the 'eight processor limit.' SGI says their new Altix 3000 line, running a patched 2.4.19 kernel, handily breaks this barrier -- it can run up to 64 Intel Itanium 2 microprocessers -- and that "superclusters" built with SGI's Linux-based products can outperform generic Linux clusters in some applications by a large enough margin to justify their additional cost." Read the full article at NewsForge.

SGI Selling Big Fat Linux Server

David Adams 2003-01-07 SGI and IRIX 8 Comments

SGI has a new refrigerator-sized Linux server that uses up to 64 Itanium processors. Called the Altix 3000, it's a Linux adaptation of the Origin 3000. Its most interesting capability is the ability to cluster several Altix 3000s together, with the architecture supporting up to 2,048 processors. Read more about it at ZDNet.

First Impressions from SGI’s MIPSpro Compiler Suite 7.4

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-09 SGI and IRIX 23 Comments

The compiler suite coming for all SGI MIPS-based machines is one of the best optimized development tools for any platform. SGI has put many years of experience on the newest version of the series, MIPSpro 7.4, which we recently gave it a spin.

IRIX 6.5.18 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-27 SGI and IRIX 3 Comments

The IRIX 6.5.18 release contains updates for both the maintenance and feature streams. This release continues the focus on stability, reliability, security and compatibility required in the IRIX 6.5.X quarterly release process. Approximately 118 customer reported incidents are fixed in this release.

SGI to Unveil Super Supercomputer

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-11 SGI and IRIX 12 Comments

A new supercomputer from SGI packs far more computing power per square inch than do competing machines, a breakthrough the company hopes will help it flourish in what it sees as a renaissance in supercomputing.

Silicon Graphics: Feeling the Pressure

Eugenia Loli 2002-11-05 SGI and IRIX 6 Comments

Long the multimedia market leader, SGI is feeling the pinch as longtime entertainment customers turn to cheaper Linux systems. Read the article at BaseLineMag.

SGI Comments on IRIX’s Release Model

Eugenia Loli 2002-10-09 SGI and IRIX 9 Comments

We ran a story the other day regarding the future patches for IRIX that would only be available via special contracts. SGI sent OSNews the following statement regarding the patches/maintance releases and feature streams (==updates that include new features) for IRIX 6.5.

SGI Stops Free IRIX Updates

Submitted by Brendan Shanks 2002-10-05 SGI and IRIX 24 Comments

With the upcoming release of IRIX 6.5.18, SGI will stop offering the maintenance stream updates for free. SGI will require special contracts for downloading new patches. OSNews recently featured an introduction to IRIX.

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