| 1 | I ran across this CD-ROM while cleaning out some old boxes of SGI software. It |
| 2 | contains promotional songs that accompanied the [SGI |
| 3 | Octane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Octane) launch circa 1997(ish). |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Since the only other links I see online appear to be dead, I will preserve the |
| 6 | songs here as a lesson to future generations. Take heed: when your workstations cost five |
| 7 | figures, weird marketing isn't a substitute for performance. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | With that out of the way, enjoy some UNIX workstation marketing music from a |
| 10 | more light-hearted time in computing history. And don't worry, the album cover |
| 11 | clearly notes, "**WARNING: Explicit lyrics do not play backwards.**" |
| 12 | |
| 13 | - Ignite Your Mind [5.6MB MP3](./octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Ignite-Your-Mind.mp3) |
| 14 | - I Have A Dream [6.7MB MP3](./octane_marketing_songs/SGI_I-Have-A-Dream.mp3) |
| 15 | - OCTANE Swing [5.1MB MP3](./octane_marketing_songs/SGI_OCTANE-Swing.mp3) |
| 16 | - Retro OCTANE [5.8MB MP3](./octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Retro-OCTANE.mp3) |
| 17 | - Knee Deep In 3D [6.6MB MP3](./octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Knee-Deep-In-3D.mp3) |
| 18 | |
| 19 | For anyone doubting the pure artistry on display in this musical marketing |
| 20 | masterpiece, peruse some sample lyrics. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | **Knee Deep In 3D:** |
| 23 | |
| 24 | I can texture and convolute. |
| 25 | I'm gonna rotate and spin. |
| 26 | These graphics so damn realistic, |
| 27 | Oh I think it's a sin. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | Now I'm seeing virtual reality, |
| 30 | Is it liquor or is it truth? |
| 31 | Am I seeing advanced 3D graphics, |
| 32 | Or just too much vermouth? |
| 33 | |
| 34 | **I Have A Dream:** |
| 35 | |
| 36 | I have a dream and it's two CPUs. |
| 37 | What this will mean, is no more desktop blues. |
| 38 | Modeling and rendering, designing, analyzing, just pick any two. |
| 39 | I have one dream and it's two CPUs. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | I have a dream and it's called a crossbar switch. |
| 42 | What this will mean is no big data glitch. |
| 43 | Peer-to-peer, have no fear, get data in and out of here, |
| 44 | just with the flip of a switch. |
| 45 | I have a dream and it's called a crossbar switch. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | **OCTANE Swing:** |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Octane, we're gonna rocktane. |
| 50 | But this thing called Octane, it swings with performance. |
| 51 | Octane, competition is inshocktane. |
| 52 | But this thing called Octane, it swings with performance. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | You don't need a hero, |
| 55 | You don't need any myth. |
| 56 | What you need is some action, |
| 57 | So get a load of this. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | You don't wanna be mediocore, |
| 60 | Not just run of the mill, |
| 61 | Some computer hacking joker, |
| 62 | Baby grab that thrill. |
| 63 | |