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rongenre ◴[05 Apr 24 17:08 UTC] No.39944755[source]▶

I played with SGI machines in college and they felt like.. the future. I really hoped they would hire me when I graduated.

Incredible, though, how the relatively cheaper Windows NT machines and 3dfx cards and graphics software just killed them. I was a little sad when I wandered around the campus of an employer in Mountain View and noticed the fading sign that had what was left of the SGI logo.

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1. nullindividual ◴[05 Apr 24 20:34 UTC] No.39946886[source]▶

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3Dfx didn't play in the SGI space. But Matrox (for 2D), 3Dlabs (another RIP), Orchard (used 3Dlabs chip), STB (again, 3Dlabs chip...), and Diamond (uh... 3Dlabs!).

3Dfx grew up in the arcade market. They were always consumer-focused.

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