SGI Origin 2000

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The SGI Origin 2000, code named Lego, is a family of mid-range and high-end servers developed and manufactured by SGI and introduced in 1996 to succeed the SGI Challenge and POWER Challenge. At the time of introduction, these systems ran IRIX 6.4 and later, IRIX 6.5. A variant of the Origin 2000 with graphics capability is known as the Onyx2. An entry-level variant based on the same architecture but with a different hardware implementation is known as the Origin 200. The Origin 2000 was succeeded by the Origin 3000 in July 2000, and was discontinued on 30 June 2002.

Tilburg University in the Netherlands kindly donated an Origin 2000 and SGI 2400. The system consists of 3 cabinets of about 2 meters high;
Width about 22 inch. Out of the 4 panels present, 3 are still fully functional. Is has 48 GB RAM and 24 CPU's running at 200 MHz.

The Origin 2000 sgi 2400 called medusa.uvt.nl, were installed in the UvT server room, before being shipped to the Centre for Computing History in Haverhill near Cambridge, UK.

Manufacturer: SGI
Date: 1996

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SGI Origin 2000 Manuals:

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Machine Series Cyber Version 4.0	Control Data	Unknown
Internal Maintenance Specification Version 4.0	Control Data	Unknown
RM Nimbus Pascal PN 14391 (New Style Layout)	RM	Unknown
Rank Xerox - SA809 - Drive Exerciser - Instruction Manual	Rank Xerox	Unknown
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - DEC VAX/VMS Station Message Manual	Cray Research Inc	Unknown
Rank Xerox 820-II Rigid Disk Installation Guide	Rank Xerox	Unknown
RM Nimbus PC-186 Parallel I/O Port (With User Port) Fitting and Using PN 25640	RM	Unknown
Rm Nimbus PC-186 102-key Keyboard Support Disk Installation Note PN 24785	RM	Unknown
Cray Unicos Product Requirements Document	Cray	Unknown
RM Nimbus PC Printing Made Simple PN 23545	RM	Unknown
Commdore Amiga Education Resource Pack	Commodore	Unknown
Altos System V Series 386 Reference (C)	Altos	Unknown
IBM - Personal Computer - Disk Operating System - Technical Reference by Microsoft Corp	IBM	Unknown
IBM - Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library - Guide to Operations	IBM	Mar 0984
Original-Odhner 227 Instruction Book	Odhner	1955
GE-635 System Manual	General Electric	Jul 1964
ICT 1900 Series Algol Manual	ICT	1965
ICT 1900 Series System Manual	ICT	May 1965
Ferranti Argus 100 Argus 300 Programming Manual	Ferranti	Oct 1965
ICT 1900 Series Introductory Manual	ICT	Nov 1965
ICT 1900 Series PLAN Reference Manual	ICT	Feb 1967
GE/PAC 4020 System Manual	General Electric	1968
Fortran Language for the ATLAS 2 and TITAN Computer Systems at Cambridge	The Computer-aided Design Centre	15 Oct 1969
ICL 4-70 Engineers Pocket Book	ICL	13 Apr 1970
IBM - A Programmer's Introduction to IBM System-360 Assembler Language	IBM	Aug 1970
Primos Internal Structure Course Notes	Primos	1972
Coral 66 Pocket Handbook		1976
OPUS The GEC Computers Multi-access System	GEC Computers Limited	1976
Prime MAN2602 Primos Interactive User Guide	Prime	1 Jun 1976
Prime MAN2604 Primos File System User Guide	Prime	1 Jun 1976
ELECTRIC Users' Manual	Science Research Council	Jan 1977
The Electric Pencil for TRS-80 Operator's Manual	Small System Software	1978
OS/VS2 System Programming Library: Debugging Handbook Volume 3	IBM	Dec 1978
Compukit UK101 Manual	Compukit	1979
Sinclair ZX80 Assembly Instructions and ZX81 Additions	Sinclair	1980
WYLBUR Fundamentals	National Institutes of Health, Maryland	Dec 1980
TRS-80 Model I/III Series 1 Editor Assembler	Radio Shack	1981
Kalamazoo Client Handbook	Kalamazoo Business Systems	Jul 1981
Kalamazoo Operating Guide	Kalamazoo Business Systems	Jul 1981
MEP - Control Basic Manual	Micro-Electronics Education Programme	1982
Apple II: Letter Perfect from LJK Enterprises	LJK Enterprises	1982
Coral 66 - Language Reference Manual	Micro Focus Ltd	May 1982
IBM - International Systems Centers - VSAM Primer for the Intergrated Catalog Facility in an MVS Environment	IBM	Jul 1982
MALET Reference Manual	Control Data	28 Sep 1982
Concurrent Maintenance Library Reference Manual	Control Data	28 Sep 1982
BMC Solid State BM 12AE Data Display Manual	BMC	25 Oct 1982
Transam Tuscan S100 User Manual	Transam	1983
Microsoft Word (Original Manual)	Microsoft	1983
Pascal/MT+	Digital Research	Feb 1983
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - COS Simulator (CSIM) Internal Reference Manual	Cray Research Inc	Apr 1983
Rank Xerox - 'Hotline' - Technical Bulletin	Rank Xerox	18 Aug 1983
QDOS (for the QL) Technical Notes	Sinclair Research Ltd	12 Jun 1984
IBM - MVS/370 - Loader Logic	IBM	1985
RM Nimbus PC RM Basic PN 14351	RM	1985
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - Disk Systems Hardware Reference Manual	Cray Research Inc	Jul 1985
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - I/O Subsystem Model C Hardware Reference manual HR-0081	Cray Research Inc	Sep 1985
The VMEbus Specification Manual	High Technology Electronics Ltd.	Oct 1985
Washington Systems Center Technical Bulletin Network Job Entry Concepts and Protocols Overview	IBM	Nov 1985
Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Manual	Sinclair	1986
Bondwell Model 8 Users Manual	Bondwell	1986
GEOS Graphic Environment Operating System Version 2.0	Berkeley Softworks	1986
IBM - Program Offering SPOOL Display and Search Facility Program Description/Operations Manual	IBM	1986
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - Permanent Dataset Archiving Utilities - Internal Reference Manual	Cray Research Inc	Jan 1986
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - UPDATE - Internal Reference Manual	Cray Research Inc	Jan 1986
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - Segment Loader (SEGLDR) - Internal Reference Manual	Cray Research Inc	Feb 1986
RM Nimbus PC RM Basic 2 PN 19704	RM	1987
RM Nimbus PC RM Basic Quick Reference Guide	RM	1987
Cray - DEC VAX Summary of differences for Unicos	Cray Research Inc	Feb 1987
Cray IBM MVS Station Summary of Differences for UNICOS Installations	Cray Research Inc	Mar 1987
Cray Computer Systems - COS Performance Utilities Reference Manual SR-0146	Cray Research Inc	Apr 1987
Cray Computer Systems - COS Internal Reference Manual Vol 1 EXEC SM-0140	Cray Research Inc	Apr 1987
Cray X-MP & Cray-1 - Computer Systems COS Internal Reference Manual Vo III CSP SM-0142	Cray Research Inc	Apr 1987
IBM - Large Systems Technical Support Technical Bulletin 3480 Installation Guide and Reference for MVS, VM and VSE	IBM	May 1987
Cray X-MP - DEC VAX/VMS Station - VAX Supercomputer Gateway For Cray X-MP Computer Systems	Cray Research Inc	Jun 1987
System/360 Report Program Generator Coding Illustrations	IBM	Jun 1987
Microsoft Windows Users Guide Version 2	Microsoft	Aug 1987
Tutorial Description of the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus	Hewlett-Packard	Nov 1987
RM Nimbus Owners Handbooko Update PN 17692	RM	1988
SuperPaint 1.1 Manual	Silicon Beach Software	1988
Cray - CFT Optimization Guide SG-0115 1/88	Cray Research Inc	Jan 1988
Cray Unicos Support Tools Guide SG-2016C	Cray	Jul 1988
Cray DEC VAX/VMS Station Guide to Common Access Facilities	Cray Research Inc	Sep 1988
Acorn Archimedes Model 440 Service Manual	Acorn	Nov 1988
ICL DRS/NX V4.0 System Administrator's Guide Volume 2	ICL	1990
AMOS 3D User Guide	Mandarin Software	1990
Ricoh LP4081R1 Laser Printer copy manual	Ricoh	1990
ICL DRS/NX SVR4 System Administrator's Guide Volume 2	ICL	1991
ICL DRS/NX SVR4 System Administrator's Guide Volume 1	ICL	1991
ICL DRS PWS Handbook	ICL	1991
ICL DRS PWS Installation Guide	ICL	1991
AMOS Compiler User Guide	Mandarin Software	1991
Challenge S Technical Report	Silicon Graphics	Jul 1994
Stac ReachOut Users Guide	Stac	Jun 1995
ULTRIX and UWS Release Notes Version 4.5	Digital	Dec 1995
ULTRIX CD-ROM Distribution Service - February 1996	Digital	Feb 1996
Acorn Internet User Guide	Acorn	1998
Acorn Takeover Documents	Acorn Computers Ltd	30 Apr 1999
The Concise BBC Microcomputer Service Manual	Acorn Computers Ltd	Jan 2011

SGI Origin 2000 Articles:

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Memories - Memories at Apricot		Unknown
Memories - A Personal History of a Cambridge Concern		Unknown
Graham Briscoe: Reminiscence		Unknown
George Drummond: GPO (BT) Reminiscence		Unknown
Ray Smith: Reminiscences of a LEO III Operator and Intercode Programmer		Unknown
Anthony Robin Davies: Commentary	LEO	Unknown
John Godwin: Memoir	LEO	Unknown
Colin Hobson: Reminiscence	LEO	Unknown
W.E.J. (John) Parry: Memoir	LEO	Unknown
Matt Taub: Reminiscence		Unknown
Brian Grimshaw: Reminiscence		Unknown
Tom Carrington: the real story of II/11		Unknown
Explore our LEO Computers Collection		Unknown
40 Years of Space Invaders		Unknown
Memories - Computers in the Dark Ages (Apricot Computers)		Unknown
Memories - The Tatung Einstein (2)		Unknown
Memories - The Tatung Einstein (1)		Unknown
Memories - UK101 and using Computers in the RAF		Unknown
Memories - The origins of the commercial use of the spreadsheet in accounting?		Unknown
Electronic Clerk Takes Over		27 Sep 1954
GPO Origins of Billing Computer System		1957
Ferranti "The Atlas Supervisor"		Feb 1962
Computer Typesetting in the UK - A Review		Nov 1969
Personal Computer World ACT Apricot Review Reprint	Personal Computer World	1983
Library's Computer Program - Press Article		17 Apr 1986
Information Revolution		2002
Preserving our Computer Heritage		May 2003
Memories - Me and My Toys		Jun 2009
How Lyons Teashops Powered Computers		26 Aug 2011
Memories - Some Jottings From My Past	R.P. CARTLEDGE	27 Jun 2012
Memories - Recollections of a Typewriter Mechanic	John Holman	22 Aug 2012
Memories - Post Office MATS (Mechanical Accounting & Trunk Sorting)		Jan 2013
Memories - Early Computing with the Science of Cambridge MK14 and the SIB (Small Is Beautiful) Computer		Mar 2013
Memories - Getting Started with the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A by Stephen Shaw		7 Oct 2013
Hidden Histories of the Information Age		23 Oct 2014
Memories - Operating the Cadbury Orion computer in the mid-1960s		Jul 2017
Brian Hobson: Reminiscences	LEO	18 Dec 2018
Alan Wakefield: reminiscence		21 Jun 2019
Alan Hooker: Memoir		2020
Anonymous Reminiscence		2020
LEO remembered—By the people who worked on the world's first business computer		2023

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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issues 25-36	Orbis	1984
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A& B Computing - March/April 1984		1984
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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 62	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 63	Orbis	1985
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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 67	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 68	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 69	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 70	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 71	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 72	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 73	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 74	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 75	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 76	Orbis	1985
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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 78	Orbis	1985
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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 80	Orbis	1985
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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 83	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 84	Orbis	1985
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The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 86	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 87	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 88	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 89	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 90	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 91	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 92	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 93	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 94	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 95	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Advanced Course - Issue 96	Orbis	1985
The Home Computer Course - Issue 4 (B)	Orbis	1985
On-Line World - Issue 1 - November 1994	HG Publications in association with Hall Park Publications	Nov 1994
Official Nintendo Magazine - September 1997	EMAP	Sep 1997
Official Nintendo Magazine - October 1997	EMAP	Oct 1997
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Official Nintendo Magazine - December 1997	EMAP	Dec 1997
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IEEE Annals of the History of Computing - October-December 2008		2008
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SGI Indigo 2	SGI	1993
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SGI O2	SGI	1996
SGI Challenge 10000	SGI	1996
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