
October 3, 2008
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The main SGI newsgroups are in the comp.sys.sgi hierarchy:
SGI related Newsgroups
Some SGI related groups that may be of interest:
Archives
Archives of comp.sys.sgi can be found here:
Archives of comp.sys.mips can also be found at these sites:

October 3, 2008
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This is a list of other SGI related sites not covered elsewhere. All highly recommended – visit them all!
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Gerhard Lenerz’s SGI pages
Gerhard has a tonne of information on his site – pictures, specs., model summaries – well worth a look.
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IrisIndigo
Lots of useful info about the Indigo. I have a soft spot for these – they were the first SGI machine I ever saw and used. Still an impressive piece of kit.
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Mood Indigo forums
Some very active German SGI forums. Obviously you need to be able to read German :-) or if you’re adventurous you could try the Babelfish.
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The SGI Zone
Lots of useful tips and info, covering mostly Indigo2 and older kit
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Useful IRIX software
Andreas Backhaus has compiled an excellent list of useful software that’ll work on IRIX. Some good audio and graphics tools. here.
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Marcus Herbert’s IRIX archive
Marcus has an excellent archive of IRIX software. There’s all sorts of pre-compiled goodness here.
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Nekochan.net
Not only is Pete’s site visually stunning, he also has lots of goodies on there. I can highly recommend having a look through his Gallery, at the very least.
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MicroCosmos
James Holden’s new SGI related site. News, reviews – check out the File Typing Rules tutorial!
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The SGI Addict – dead :-( – was http://www.sgiaddict.net
Nice looking site with a good load of information, tips, and pictures.
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Skywriter’s Big Old Nasty SGI Page
There’s something lurking in his basement ….
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Never Beige – dead :-( – was http://www.orcawerks.com/sgi/
Some very useful O2 info and images, as well as some good non-SGI stuff.
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Jodeman’s SGI & Stuff pages
I don’t think these have been updated for a while, but a good load of links, info and images for Octane and older kit.
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Marcus Herbert’s web site
This is the place to look for images of SGI and SGI-related kit. If it’s rare or bizarre Marcus will have a picture of it.
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Basquiat’s IRIX screenshots
Some good images showing what you can do with Indigo Magic.
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Alex’s SGI pages
Excellent model summaries, and a wealth of information. Very good stuff.
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Impact’s SGI Site
Some good guides and nice pictures in the gallery.
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Simon Pigot’s SGI pages
Lots of Crimson and Power Series information.
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Al Corda’s This Old SGI site
Buckets of information on older machines like the 4D series, Personal IRIS, etc.

October 3, 2008
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SGI has their complete publications library online – Owner’s Manuals, Man Pages, Release Notes, the lot.
The URL is http://techpubs.sgi.com.
Their Technical Publications are also available as downloadable PDFs.