Onyx2,
codename
A code name, codename, call sign, or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in ...
d Kego, is a family of
visualization systems. It was developed and manufactured by
SGI, and introduced in 1996 to succeed the
Onyx
Onyx is a typically black-and-white banded variety of agate, a silicate mineral. The bands can also be monochromatic with alternating light and dark bands. ''Sardonyx'' is a variety with red to brown bands alternated with black or white bands. ...
. Onyx2 architecture is based on
Origin 2000 server plus graphics hardware. In 2000, the Onyx2 was succeeded by the
Onyx 3000, and it was discontinued on June 27, 2003. These systems run either
IRIX
IRIX (, ) is a discontinued operating system developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to run on the company's proprietary MIPS architecture, MIPS workstations and servers. It is based on UNIX System V with Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD extensio ...
6.4 or 6.5.
Hardware
Onyx2 uses the
MIPS R10000
The R10000, code-named "T5", is a RISC microprocessor implementation of the MIPS IV instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by MIPS Technologies, Inc. (MTI), then a division of Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI). The chief designers are Chris Ro ...
microprocessor
A microprocessor is a computer processor (computing), processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, a ...
clocked at 150, 175, 180, and 195 MHz, later increased to 250 MHz, due to a process shrink from 0.35 to 0.25 micrometers. Later 300 and 400 MHz
R12000, and 500 MHz
R14000 CPUs were released.
At the time of their introduction, the Onyx2 could be configured with the
Reality
Reality is the sum or aggregate of everything in existence; everything that is not imagination, imaginary. Different Culture, cultures and Academic discipline, academic disciplines conceptualize it in various ways.
Philosophical questions abo ...
,
InfiniteReality, or
InfiniteReality2 graphics subsystems. Later, the
InfiniteReality2E was released and then the
InfiniteReality3, in April 2000.
External Links
SGI Onyx2 Deskside Workstation Owner's GuideOnyx2 Reference Article at tech-pubs.net
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