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Video  SGI / Alias Software Promo Videos
This thread will look at some of the various promo videos made for SGI and Alias products during the 1980s to early 2000s.

We'll start with the early models from the 1980s.

Year: 1985
Hardware showcased: SGI IRIS 2400
Software showcased: (What is the flight simulator being demonstrated on the SGI promo video?)


More videos will be posted in this thread later.  Wink
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05-06-2020, 07:19 AM
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RE: SGI / Alias Software Promo Videos
I like the quote they used

Quote:"When a computer and its users interact at a pace that ensures that neither has to wait on the other, productivity soars; the cost of the work done on the computer tumbles; employees get more satisfaction from their work, and its quality tends to improve." - IBM Research Study.  "The Economic Value Of Rapid Response Time"

Somebody might want to present that to modern programmers whereby everything is so unoptimized, software is (usually) slower today than it was for me when I was a kid using Windows 98 and DOS. Especially all of the poorly coded databases misusing SQL Lite for a main database or the shitty win32 MS SQL applications. I also noticed a lot of applications have human interface delays too, when gmail had a new backend updated, I now have to deliberately pause when I start typing in my password after my username because the interface is SO SLOW It can't keep up with 140 WPM and will drop half of what I've typed when it transitions to the password field.

Also apparently I've been mispronouncing "gouard shading" all these years.
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05-08-2020, 10:30 AM
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I need to digitize a VHS that SGI gave me cause I was in it.. Will upload once digitized.
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06-09-2020, 02:10 PM
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RE: SGI / Alias Software Promo Videos
@indigofan, Please do!

Next up:



Year: 1987
Hardware showcased: Uncertin.
Software showcased: Various engineering programs
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Indy SGI Indy (1997), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, GR3-XZ graphics, SCSI2SD v5.1 w/ 16GB µSD card, IRIX 6.5.22
O2  SGI O² (1996), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, 2 x 2.0GB SCSI HDD, IRIX 6.5
Other bits: SGI Indycam, Yamaha CRW2100SX-VK External SCSI CD drive, more software than you can poke a stick at.
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07-17-2020, 01:57 AM
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Love that music...
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07-17-2020, 03:02 PM
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RE: SGI / Alias Software Promo Videos

Year: 1988
Hardware showcased: 4D?
Software showcased: Various programs by Wavefront. Can anyone identify them?
My SGI Hardware:
Indy SGI Indy (1997), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, GR3-XZ graphics, SCSI2SD v5.1 w/ 16GB µSD card, IRIX 6.5.22
O2  SGI O² (1996), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, 2 x 2.0GB SCSI HDD, IRIX 6.5
Other bits: SGI Indycam, Yamaha CRW2100SX-VK External SCSI CD drive, more software than you can poke a stick at.
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08-18-2020, 02:16 AM
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Year: 1988-1989
Hardware showcased: 4D?
Software showcased: Various 3D programs. Can anyone identify them?
My SGI Hardware:
Indy SGI Indy (1997), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, GR3-XZ graphics, SCSI2SD v5.1 w/ 16GB µSD card, IRIX 6.5.22
O2  SGI O² (1996), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, 2 x 2.0GB SCSI HDD, IRIX 6.5
Other bits: SGI Indycam, Yamaha CRW2100SX-VK External SCSI CD drive, more software than you can poke a stick at.
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08-20-2020, 03:00 AM
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Year: 1989
Hardware showcased: SGI 4D Workstations
Software showcased: Various Alias 3D programs. Can anyone identify them?
My SGI Hardware:
Indy SGI Indy (1997), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, GR3-XZ graphics, SCSI2SD v5.1 w/ 16GB µSD card, IRIX 6.5.22
O2  SGI O² (1996), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, 2 x 2.0GB SCSI HDD, IRIX 6.5
Other bits: SGI Indycam, Yamaha CRW2100SX-VK External SCSI CD drive, more software than you can poke a stick at.
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09-03-2020, 04:17 AM
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Year: ~1990
Hardware showcased: SGI IRIS Workstation capabilities
Software showcased: Various 3D programs. Looks like an early version of SoftImage 3D @ 2:02?
My SGI Hardware:
Indy SGI Indy (1997), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, GR3-XZ graphics, SCSI2SD v5.1 w/ 16GB µSD card, IRIX 6.5.22
O2  SGI O² (1996), R5000 @ 180MHz , 256MB RAM, 2 x 2.0GB SCSI HDD, IRIX 6.5
Other bits: SGI Indycam, Yamaha CRW2100SX-VK External SCSI CD drive, more software than you can poke a stick at.
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09-08-2020, 01:48 AM
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(08-20-2020, 03:00 AM)CyberMonkey Wrote:  

Year: 1988-1989
Hardware showcased: 4D?
Software showcased: Various 3D programs. Can anyone identify them?

Given this is Alias, it might prominently just be Power Animator. But it is possible that these samples had other software involved within the pipeline.
Also this track is really catchy haha.
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