The intelligence community was filled with Sun and Alpha and Sparc workstations, well into the early days of the 21st Century. They were virtually fetish objects.
The mass extinction of UNIX workstations – OSnews
https://www.osnews.com/story/135605/the-mass-extinction-of-unix-workstations/
@AndySocial this was a fascinating read! I have always wanted to try IRIX(I just like the name) but it’s never going to happen. I do wish people would put stuff into public domain that has absolutely zero commercial value so we can tinker and learn.
@derickflorian @AndySocial #IRIX was ok-ish. My wife’s group used it in their research. The one thing it had going for it (naturally) was superior #OpenGL performance.
@JensHannemann @AndySocial oh, ok, so the Graphics in SGI really really there for a reason! That’s interesting!
@derickflorian @AndySocial Oh yeah. #OpenGL is #SGI‘s original design:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL?wprov=sfti1
@JensHannemann @AndySocial ok, well, then they do get major props for making that an open standard.
@derickflorian @AndySocial Yep. Ironically that and the advent of #linux doomed them.
@derickflorian @AndySocial Gosh, I feel like a #dinosaur rattling off #ComputerHistory that I actually lived through. #GetOffMyLawn
@JensHannemann @AndySocial that’s so interesting. I really love working with Linux and I’m glad I live in an era where things are easier to install. I think even in around 2006/2007 when I tried to use Ubuntu I gave up because I couldn’t find drivers to use wifi.
Still, the history to how we got here is fascinating! Thanks for giving me the background!
