SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 - Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine²

Dodoid explores the history, hardware architecture, and software of the 1993 Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine2 supercomputer.

An in-depth look at my Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine², a $250,000 graphics supercomputer from 1993. Includes some history and background regarding the Onyx, a physical overview of the machine, a teardown and look at the hardware, and some games and demos. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - 2:01 Musical Introduction Segment 2:02 - 3:10 Spoken Introduction 3:11 - 5:16 Onyx Background Information 5:17 - 11:11 Physical Overview 11:12 - 17:13 Teardown and Hardware 17:14 - 19:27 Software, Demos, and Games 19:28 - 21:38 Spoken Outro 21:39 - 21:52 Standard Dodoid Outro That RealityEngine paper: go.dodoid.net/realityenginepaper IRIX.cc: irix.cc Intro Song: AdhesiveWombat - Distortotron --- Contact Me --- Please don't use any YouTube contact features, I never read them. If you need to get in touch, please contact me on Reddit as a private message to /u/DodoDude700 or comment on one of my videos. --- How I make my videos --- I use Final Cut Pro on my custom built Xeon E3 Hackintosh, and film with a Canon EOS 60D. I use a pair of large fluorescent studio lights for most of my work, but may use various other types if filming away from the room I usually film in. I have a really overfilled lab, which is usually where I dig up the tech seen in my videos. --- ALL TRADEMARKS AND IMAGES BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS --- I do not claim to own any of the trademarks mentioned in my videos. Some images may be obtained from third party sources. If you need to contact me for legal reasons, please use one of the above contact methods. --- Music --- The music used in the Dodoid and Dodoid Advent Calendar 2016 intros is AdhesiveWombat - Bombs. The music used in the Dodoid Advent Calendar 2017 intro is AdhesiveWombat - Tinybit. Other AdhesiveWombat songs are sometimes used.