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When I was in middle school, I went to (what was then) the Museum of Science and Industry near downtown Los Angeles. They had a VR exhibit with a Crimson running the Perfomer Town demo. They had an enclosed projection display and a joystick that allowed you to move around the town. It blew my damned mind, and it amazed me that this red machine could create such an experience. Since then I was hooked on SGI.

I bought my first used SGI while in college - a 100 MHz R4600 Indy. It was slooooow, but still brought a smile to my face every time I listened to the startup chime.