May 8, 2006

Silicon Graphics Files for Chapter 11

Remember when SGI were relevant? Their machines were synonymous with cutting edge computer graphics creation, rendering incredible CGI for the time. Sadly it seems their time may be at an end after years of irrelevance thanks to far cheaper solutions from elsewhere. Hardly surprising but still somewhat of a shame given their past glories. Plus as someone pointed out to me, they’re a cornerstone of OpenGL which could have implications.