This article recounts the historical journey of OpenBSD's support for SGI MIPS hardware, tracing the lineage from early MIPS workstations to SGI systems. The author provides detailed background on iconic SGI machines like the Indigo, Indy, and Indigo 2, positioning this as part of a broader BSD-on-MIPS narrative. While technically detailed, this is primarily a historical retrospective rather than breaking news.
Background
OpenBSD is a security-focused Unix-like operating system known for porting to various hardware architectures. SGI (Silicon Graphics) was famous for its high-end workstations and servers using MIPS processors during the 1990s.
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- Mar 5, 2026 at 05:36 PM
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- 5.0 / 10