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Jaycosm🔆I stumbled upon an interesting blog today while searching for an image of the Silicon Graphics 3D cube logo. Named "Abort Retry Fail" by Bradford Morgan White, the blog's articles document computer history. I eventually wound up reading three of them.#1 "The Rise and Fall of Silicon Graphics"<a href="https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-silicon-graphics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-silicon-graphics</a><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/AbortRetryFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbortRetryFail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SiliconGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconGraphics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/VFX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VFX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/OpenGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenGL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3D</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/CG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CG</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/CGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CGI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ComputerGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComputerGraphics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Mips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Irix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Irix</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GameDev</a>

/usr/people/flexionI've created a smol X11 motif demo for fun. <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SiliconGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconGraphics</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> 4Dwm "Can we have compiz?" "We have compiz at home"

Blake PattersonAnyone know if the little toy / game Blix appeared on any other platform than IRIX?<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Blix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blix</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNIX</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#games</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OpenGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenGL</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/unixgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unixgaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3D</a>

/usr/people/flexionTime for some <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> OutRun on the Octane2 🌴 🏎️ 🌴

niaExperiences with <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/dreckly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dreckly</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pkgsrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pkgsrc</a> on obscure Unixes:<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/UnixWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnixWare</a> - bootstrap succeeded! Just needed a few simple fixes. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenServer</a> - see UnixWare. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BSDOS</a> - kernel panic during installation. Support incomplete. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HPUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HPUX</a> - kernel panic during installation. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/QNX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QNX</a> - bootstrap success! No changes needed. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Haiku</a> - bootstrap failed due to open() behaviour. "Invalid argument".If you have a shell on an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HPUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HPUX</a> machine, please let me know!

LAYERED<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TIL</a>: There is an <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> emulation for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> called <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/piRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#piRIX</a>. That is neat. 😃<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/IRIXNostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIXNostalgia</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechCommunity</a><a href="https://github.com/rhaleblian/pirix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/rhaleblian/pirix</a>

ClaudioMI had totally forgotten about <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/MaXXdesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaXXdesktop</a> until <a href="https://mstdn.social/@osnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@osnews</a> reminded me about it with this post. <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Irix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Irix</a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/sgi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sgi</a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/SiliconGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconGraphics</a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/MaXX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaXX</a><a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/141182/maxx-interactive-desktop-springs-back-to-life-with-new-release-and-updated-roadmap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osnews.com/story/141182/maxx-interactive-desktop-springs-back-to-life-with-new-release-and-updated-roadmap/</a>

An Elbows-Up Sergal 🔪Oh hey, all the horrors distracted me from seeing the official release of MaXX Desktop 2.2.0:<a href="https://docs.maxxinteractive.com/books/whats-new-release-notes/page/january-31th-2025-maxxdesktop-octane-220-release" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docs.maxxinteractive.com/books/whats-new-release-notes/page/january-31th-2025-maxxdesktop-octane-220-release</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MaXXdesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaXXdesktop</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a>

jbzReviving a $50,000 SGI Indigo2 from 1996 — <a href="https://bitbang.social/@ActionRetro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ActionRetro</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zq6PQjL9LjA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zq6PQjL9LjA</a><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/sgi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sgi</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/irix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irix</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

An Elbows-Up Sergal 🔪NEW MAXX DESKTOP RELEASE, LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO<a href="https://docs.maxxinteractive.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docs.maxxinteractive.com</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MaXXDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaXXDesktop</a>

Blake Patterson...in his video about PilotWings 64, Modern Retro Gamer used a bit of footage (attributed) from my recording of an earlier game from Paradigm Simulation for the SGI called "Certain Impact." I took the rough footage of it running on my SGI O2 (175MHz MIPS R10000 CPU). It seems to be the only substantial footage of the game on the internet. It's pretty smooth, to be honest. Video can be seen in the blog post I wrote about it some years ago. <a href="https://bytecellar.com/2017/05/05/a-glimpse-of-paradigm-simulations-certain-impact-for-sgi-irix/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bytecellar.com/2017/05/05/a-glimpse-of-paradigm-simulations-certain-impact-for-sgi-irix/</a><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Irix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Irix</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/O2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#O2</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MIPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MIPS</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CertainImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CertainImpact</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Paradigm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paradigm</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/flightsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flightsim</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNIX</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OpenGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenGL</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nintendo</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/N64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#N64</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#games</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blog</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#video</a>

/usr/people/flexionYour operating system was delivered on floppy disks. My operating system was delivered on tape. We are not the same. <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a>

BlueSCSIBlueSCSI Toolbox platforms keeps expanding at breakneck pace! IRIX is the latest one to be added <a href="https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/Toolbox" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/Toolbox</a> (via SonnyJim on Discord)<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BlueSCSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueSCSI</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BlueSCSIToolbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueSCSIToolbox</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

BjörnSchaukel am Fluß <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackandwhite?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackandwhite</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/elbe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elbe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dresden?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dresden</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pentax?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pentax</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pentaxk1mkii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pentaxk1mkii</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/irix?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irix</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/15mm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#15mm</a>

/usr/people/flexionanimated gr_osview.gif SiliconGraphics Octane2 2x300MHz MIPS R12000 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a>

Vector HugoThe Indy was SGI's entry-level 3D workstation for CAD and 3D animations in 1993. This beautiful computer was actually the first shipped with a webcam and had video I/O ports built-in. Since 2023 isn't over yet, there are a few days left to celebrate IT's 30th Anniversary and to realize that <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Blender" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Blender</a> was developed on one of them. Made with <a href="https://mastodon.art/@inkscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@inkscape</a> not <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Adobe</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Illustrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Illustrator</a> or <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Serif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Serif</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/AffinityDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffinityDesigner</a>. <a href="https://burma.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintage</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/computergraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computergraphics</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3D</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/openGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openGL</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/cgi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cgi</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/SiliconGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconGraphics</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Indy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indy</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/IndyCam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndyCam</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediArt</a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/svg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#svg</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/art" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@art</a>

anne. :heart_cybre_lesbian_1:IRIX was the absolute peak of GUI design.Give me the italicized title bars and random floating ephemera. :D 💕 <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retro</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a>

Matthew Sparby20 years ago I got rid of my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Indigo2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigo2</a> system. I have long regretted that decision. I'm now trying to recreate it and this monitor is the first step.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> / <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> / <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SiliconGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconGraphics</a> / <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Irix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Irix</a>

Antti Peltola<a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/@enigmatico" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@enigmatico</a> Shout out to other <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SiliconGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconGraphics</a> users here. I've had this <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Octane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Octane</a> since 2004:<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SGI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MIPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MIPS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OpenGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenGL</a>

cynicalsecurity :cm_2:A major announcement: IRIX-32 Kernel Project¹ IRIX-32, so named for its basis on kernel and APIs of the last 32-bit compatible IRIX (5.3) is a proposed reverse engineering project to be conducted by a team of developers in the US and the EU.Purpose: We will reverse engineer the version 5.3 kernel with future goal of producing a fully open source reference implementation. This is the first major step and the delivery will be documentation and reference material to enable effective emulation and driver development for IRIX.Cost: The cost of the project is set at $6500 USD. We will need to fundraise this, but I am also contributing an additional $1000 USD, plus another thousand from three businesses that still use IRIX and I've a long term relationship with for support and training. Thus the TOTAL cost, including externally sourced funds is a minimum of $8500 USD. There are additional goals we will consider if the funding ends up exceeded. I do not feel comfortable asking tens of thousands up front, so instead we will try to keep this incremental. :flan_greybeard:<a href="https://bsd.network/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRIX</a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/ReverseEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReverseEngineering</a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> __ ¹ <a href="https://forums.irixnet.org/thread-3941.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forums.irixnet.org/thread-3941.html</a>

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