SGI Indy
Physical Object
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The Indy, code-named "Guinness", is a low-end multimedia workstation introduced on July 12, 1993. Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) developed, manufactured, and marketed Indy as the lowest end of its product line, for computer-aided design (CAD), desktop publishing, and multimedia markets. It competed with Intel x86 computers, and with Windows and Macintosh, including using their files and running their applications via software emulation. It is the first computer to come standard with a video camera, called IndyCam. Indy was repackaged as a server model called Challenge S. Indy was discontinued on June 30, 1997 and support ended on December 31, 2011.
The Indy is one of the smaller form factors of the time (41 cm × 36 cm × 8 cm). The sturdy, electric-blue colored "pizza box" chassis is comparable to a contemporary small desktop PC, and is intended to fit underneath a large CRT monitor.[citation needed] Designed for multimedia use, the Indy includes analog and digital I/O, 6-channel digital audio processing, SCSI, and inputs for composite and S-Video. It has ISDN and Ethernet ports. It is the first computer to include a video camera, called IndyCam.
The base Indy model was launched in July 1993 at US $5,000 without a hard drive, or diskless, and is intended for networked use. The model with 2 GB hard drive was launched at $7,500. The base model was launched with 16 MB of RAM and can be expanded to 256 MB.
The optional floptical drive uses 21 MB disks and standard 3.5" magnetic floppy disks.
The Indy is one of the smaller form factors of the time (41 cm × 36 cm × 8 cm). The sturdy, electric-blue colored "pizza box" chassis is comparable to a contemporary small desktop PC, and is intended to fit underneath a large CRT monitor.[citation needed] Designed for multimedia use, the Indy includes analog and digital I/O, 6-channel digital audio processing, SCSI, and inputs for composite and S-Video. It has ISDN and Ethernet ports. It is the first computer to include a video camera, called IndyCam.
The base Indy model was launched in July 1993 at US $5,000 without a hard drive, or diskless, and is intended for networked use. The model with 2 GB hard drive was launched at $7,500. The base model was launched with 16 MB of RAM and can be expanded to 256 MB.
The optional floptical drive uses 21 MB disks and standard 3.5" magnetic floppy disks.