SGI O2 Graphics Computer 1998

I purchased the Silicon Graphics O2 in 1998 and used it for one purpose only: creating 3D computer animation with Maya. The PC was the only affordable one, powerful enough to handle 3D tasks. Today I say goodbye to this machine which served me very well for more than 4 years.

[@mauricioluisvega3137]

I can see the love you have for that machine that is covered in dirt!

[@Uhr24]

yes, true!

[@evil_in_your_closet]

Oh man, that's tucking on my heartstrings! Back when i was a teen and started to develop an interest in Computergraphics i was OGLING those machines in magazines! This thing, along with PowerAnimator or Softimage Extreme truly made my heart beat - oh how bad i was wishing for something like this. But needless to say, it never happened. I also remember their brief move to Windows NT based machines - but that didnt last long, as we all know. It was not until 3D Studio R4 for DOS that i could finally dabble with 3D on a little more "serious" level (whatever "serious" means for a then 17 year old anyways). Thanks for this Video - i loved every second of it. And hey: At the very least i can claim that i sat on a cray once, having my lunch - at a museum!

[@pulptubenetwork8862]

More SGI stuff please

[@RENDERDAY]

I first met Maya 1.0 in 1998 autumn. thanks about old talks about SGI and Maya.

[@Uhr24]

with pleasure! FYI: Maya: Maya 1.0 [A Brief Look Back] kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-plYRtq6udlbc

[@blendernoob64]

God I would love to try an SGI machine one day. I want to be in tune with my CGI forefathers. I would love to own an SGI crt as well

[@cursedfox4942]

Buy one

[@Ctrl_Alt_Sup]

What a fantastic computer !

[@Uhr24]

yeah, i was very happy with it.

[@edgarantoniocastrosoto]

saludos desde los mochis sinaloa tengo una computadora SGI 02 SILICON GRAPHICS DESDE 1999 LA USO TODAVIA PARA DISEÑO ARQUITECTONICO CON AUTOCAD Y SKEPCHUP SALUDOS DESDE LOS MOCHIS SINALOA MEXICO

[@Uhr24]

good to hear you still use this wonderful machine!

[@acactusnamedjosh708]

I love SGI machines, despite them being before my time (2004 kid) they just give me a sense of nostalgia for an era that I wasn't there for. I'd love to see how an SGI Machine would handle audio work like pro tools or ableton, but I don't believe anything was released for that purpose on IRIX, unfortunately.

[@Uhr24]

true!

[@richardkoerper1630]

My o2 is in my computer room. Unfortunately it needs some work and as I am retired with a limited income I cannot afford to have it fixed. I however will keep it in the hopes of reviving it. Thank you for the memories.

[@Uhr24]

Good luck with that jewel of a machine!

[@CartoonChris1]

in 98, we had 2 of these and what we called the purple box, which the name escapes me at the moment. So we had 3 total computers to work and render on. When in 98/99, Softimage ported over to NT, all of a sudden we could afford a 10 (and eventually 20) blade server render farm and it was amazing to go literally overnight to so much more productivity. Now I render in Unreal Engine in 4K on 1 computer, having abandoned a traditional render farm rendering Arnold a few years ago. It's crazy how tech leapfrogs itself in such a relatively short time.

[@Uhr24]

yes, very well said!

[@topy706]

i can run 3D software on my phone nowadays. we came a long way

[@Uhr24]

which 3D software?

[@topy706]

@@Uhr24 Nomad sculpt

[@pulptubenetwork8862]

Nice

[@micThurrr]

Maya ❤

[@Uhr24]

history: Maya 1.0 [A Brief Look Back] kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-plYRtq6udlbc

[@Vlamat67]

Send me this machine, I love it!

[@Uhr24]

i dumped it already.

[@lookoutforchris]

@@Uhr24as in you threw it out? These are worth quite a bit of money these days. Nothing like their original price but a complete system is good shape with your specs could be $750-$1000 at the moment. That’s certainly worth an eBay listing or a posting on an SGI forum. You may get even higher prices than that in Europe as these are much rarer there. What a waste if you simply destroyed it.

[@cursedfox4942]

It was weird though why vm windows on your machine and port everything to windows they basically just advertised for gates

[@Uhr24]

i don‘t get your point. however: moving from the O2 to a windows NT machine was crucial for my animation work.

[@cursedfox4942]

@@Uhr24 my point was one of the crucial losses for sgi was porting everything to windows it’s a major factor in why it is no more that company was run by morons