From: Aaron Taylor Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:38:28 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Added page to website covering SGI Octane launch songs. X-Git-Url: http://git.subgeniuskitty.com/website_subgeniuskitty.com/.git/commitdiff_plain/1c733c4e7be25d5a16a6ed55a87ee1e57e349fdb Added page to website covering SGI Octane launch songs. --- diff --git a/data/development/sgi/index.md b/data/development/sgi/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ce6a90 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/development/sgi/index.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Information related to SGI MIPS based workstations and IRIX. diff --git a/data/development/sgi/index.metadata b/data/development/sgi/index.metadata new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9af7539 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/development/sgi/index.metadata @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +[DEFAULT] +page_title = SGI/IRIX Information +meta_keywords = +meta_description = +menu_text = SGI/IRIX +menu_priority = 5000 diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_I-Have-A-Dream.mp3 b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_I-Have-A-Dream.mp3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ca3a2f Binary files /dev/null and b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_I-Have-A-Dream.mp3 differ diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Ignite-Your-Mind.mp3 b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Ignite-Your-Mind.mp3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d9a735 Binary files /dev/null and b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Ignite-Your-Mind.mp3 differ diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Knee-Deep-In-3D.mp3 b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Knee-Deep-In-3D.mp3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe96dfb Binary files /dev/null and b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Knee-Deep-In-3D.mp3 differ diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_OCTANE-Swing.mp3 b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_OCTANE-Swing.mp3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2f0a6c4 Binary files /dev/null and b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_OCTANE-Swing.mp3 differ diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Retro-OCTANE.mp3 b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Retro-OCTANE.mp3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..340c0a9 Binary files /dev/null and b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/SGI_Retro-OCTANE.mp3 differ diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/index.md b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8db320c --- /dev/null +++ b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +I ran across this CD-ROM while cleaning out some old boxes of SGI software. It +contains promotional songs that accompanied the [SGI +Octane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Octane) launch circa 1997(ish). + +Since the only other links I see online appear to be dead, I will preserve the +songs here as a lesson to future generations. Take heed: when your workstations cost five +figures, weird marketing isn't a substitute for performance. + +With that out of the way, enjoy some UNIX workstation marketing music from a +more light-hearted time in computing history. And don't worry, the album cover +clearly notes, "WARNING: Explicit lyrics do not play backwards." + + - Ignite Your Mind [5.6MB MP3](./SGI_Ignite-Your-Mind.mp3) + - I Have A Dream [6.7MB MP3](./SGI_I-Have-A-Dream.mp3) + - OCTANE Swing [5.1MB MP3](./SGI_OCTANE-Swing.mp3) + - Retro OCTANE [5.8MB MP3](./SGI_Retro-OCTANE.mp3) + - Knee Deep In 3D [6.6MB MP3](./SGI_Knee-Deep-In-3D.mp3) + +For anyone doubting the pure artistry on display in this musical marketing +masterpiece, peruse some sample lyrics. + +**Knee Deep In 3D:** + + I can texture and convolute. + I'm gonna rotate and spin. + These graphics so damn realistic, + Oh I think it's a sin. + + Now I'm seeing virtual reality, + Is it liquor or is it truth? + Am I seeing advanced 3D graphics, + Or just too much vermouth? + +**I Have A Dream:** + + I have a dream and it's two CPUs. + What this will mean, is no more desktop blues. + Modeling and rendering, designing, analyzing, just pick any two. + I have one dream and it's two CPUs. + + I have a dream and it's called a crossbar switch. + What this will mean is no big data glitch. + Peer-to-peer, have no fear, get data in and out of here, + just with the flip of a switch. + I have a dream and it's called a crossbar switch. + +**OCTANE Swing:** + + Octane, we're gonna rocktane. + But this thing called Octane, it swings with performance. + Octane, competition is inshocktane. + But this thing called Octane, it swings with performance. + + You don't need a hero, + You don't need any myth. + What you need is some action, + So get a load of this. + + You don't wanna be mediocore, + Not just run of the mill, + Some computer hacking joker, + Baby grab that thrill. + diff --git a/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/index.metadata b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/index.metadata new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7060887 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/development/sgi/octane_marketing_songs/index.metadata @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +[DEFAULT] +page_title = SGI Marketing Songs -- OCTANE Swing, Knee Deep In 3D, I Have A Dream, Ignite Your Mind, and Retro OCTANE +meta_keywords = +meta_description = +menu_text = Octane Songs +menu_priority = 5000