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OBJECT TYPE
personal/desktop/integrated circuit
DATE
1991–1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2019.0007.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
SGI INDIGO
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
08006906C2A5
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object comprised of metal and synthetic elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal et synthétique.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
46.7 cm
Width
28.0 cm
Height
53.2 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Computing Technology
Category
Digital computing devices
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
British Columbia
Period
Between 1991 and 1994
Canada
This artifact is linked to the Vancouver-based 3D television animation scene that emerged in the 1990s and 2000s. It is associated with the digitization of Canadian culture and the world’s first 3D animated digital television series. It reflects the evolving relationship between art and technology. The aesthetic qualities of ReBoot were new and unique and reflected both the possibilities and limitations of computer animation software in its early stages of development. It is part of the development of 3D animation software that made Canada a world-leader in the field of television, movie and computer animation. As a cartoon, ReBoot reflects themes, ideas and values that were meaningful to Canadians at the time of its creation, and likely influenced a generation of Canadians that grew up watching the adventures of Guardian Bob and his companions. Cet objet est lié à la série d'animation en 3D de télévision qui est apparu à Vancouver dans les années 1990s et 2000s. Il est associé à la digitalisons de la culture canadienne et la première série de télévision animer en 3D. Il représente l'évolution de la relation entre l'art et la technologie. Les qualités de ReBoot esthétiquement nouvelles et uniques et étais une réflexion des possibilités et limites des logiciels d'animation au début de leur développement. Le développement de logiciel en 3D a placé le Canada parmi les meilleurs au monde dans le domaine d'animation de télévision, cinéma et ordinateur. Comme dessin, ReBoot représente les idées, thèmes et valeurs qui étaient importantes aux Canadiens durant son époque et a su influencer une génération de canadiens en grandissant avec l'émission et les aventures de Guardian Bob et ces compagnons.
Function
Silicon Graphics SGI INDIGO computers were used by Mainframe Entertainment to run Softimage 3D computer animation software. This computer was used to run the scanners until updates to software made it obsolete. Silicon Graphics workstations were used to create and render 3D animation and as modeling machines to take in the data from the scanner and guide it into Mainframe’s SGI-based system. Les ordinateurs Silicon Graphics SGI INDIGO était utilisé par Mainframe Entertainment pour les logiciels d'animation Softimage 3D. Cet ordinateur était utilisé en conjonction avec des scanners jusqu'au point ou les mises à jour aux logiciels les ont rendus périmé. Les poste de travail de Silicon Graphics ont été utilisés pour créer et rendre les animations en 3D et aussi pour prendre les données du scanner et les guider vers le système Mainframe SGI.
Technical
The Silicon Graphics SGI Indigo computer was produced over a three-year span between 1991 and 1994. It was a high-performance computer used mainly for 3D graphics and was the most capable graphics workstation of its era. It was optimized for 3D visualization with hardware-accelerated three-dimensional graphics rendering capabilities. This machine was hence ideal for high performance computing environments. L'ordinateur Silicon Graphics SGI Indigo était produit pendant seulement trois ans entre 1991 et 1994. Il était un ordinateur de haute-performance utilise principalement pour le graphique en 3D et il était le meilleur et plus capable pour son ère. Il était optimisé pour la visualisation en trois dimensions et avait du matériel informatique accélérer pour rendre les graphiques en 3D. Cette machine était donc idéale pour les environnements d'ordinateurs de haute performance.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"On the front of the object/Sur le devant de l'objet: Silicon Graphics" "On the back of the object/Sur l'arrière de l'objet: "SiliconGraphics/INDIGO2/ 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mtn View, Ca 94039/ MADE IN USA" "Manufacturers plate reads in part/La plaque du constructeur lit en part: Model No: CMNB007/ VCCI, CISPR 22/ Class 1, Class A"
Missing
None Apparent/ L'objet a toutes ces pièces
Finish
The object is encased in a green synthetic plastic shell that holds the metal computer components inside of it. It has two synthetic plastic feet of the same colour that widen out at the base to support the object. A metal fan is visible on the back end of the computer and it also has two other detachable plastic covers that are for the front of the artifact. L'objet est tenu en place avec une coquille synthétique en plastique de couleur verte qui protège les composantes en métal à l'intérieur de l'objet. Il possède deux pieds synthétiques en plastique de la même couleur qui élargit à la base pour appuyer l'artefact. Un ventilateur en métal est visible sur le dos de l'ordinateur et il y a aussi deux autres couvertes en plastique qui sont conçus pour attacher au-devant de l'objet.
Decoration
N/A

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