SGI Visual Workstation 320
An Intel-based SGI system running Windows NT.
The Visual Workstation range moved SGI desktop hardware into the Intel and Windows NT environment. This record retains the collection’s identification as a 320.
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Visual Workstation 320
| Maker | Silicon Graphics, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium II and III |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows NT |
| Sold | 1999–2002 |
| Register entry | Recorded in the collection register as a Visual Workstation 320 |
SGI’s Visual Workstation brought the company’s graphics and memory-system experience to Intel processors and Windows NT. Its unified memory design let graphics share main memory through SGI’s chipset. The machine records a consequential transition: the workstation’s specialized ideas entering the expanding world of commodity PC hardware.
Record & provenance
The Visual Workstation range moved SGI desktop hardware into the Intel and Windows NT environment. This record retains the collection’s identification as a 320.
Reference: ATX-OBJ-SGI-VISUAL-WORKSTATION
Source: collection inventory, photographs, and notes accompanying Serious Machines (Amir Husain, 2024).