SGI Origin 3000 and Onyx 3000

Origin 3000 and Onyx 3000
DeveloperSilicon Graphics
TypeServer, visualization computer system
Release dateJuly 2000; 24 years ago (July 2000)
Discontinued29 December 2006
Operating systemIRIX
CPUMIPS R12000, MIPS R12000A, MIPS R14000, MIPS R14000A
Memory512 MB–1 TB
GraphicsInfiniteReality, InfinitePerformance
PredecessorSGI Origin 2000 and SGI Onyx2
SuccessorSGI Altix, Onyx4, and SGI Prism
RelatedOrigin 300 and Onyx 300
WebsiteOrigin 3000
Onyx 3000

The Origin 3000 and the Onyx 3000 is a family of mid-range and high-end computers developed and manufactured by SGI. The Origin 3000 is a server, and the Onyx 3000 is a visualization system. Both systems were introduced in July 2000 to succeed the Origin 2000 and the Onyx2 respectively. These systems ran the IRIX 6.5 Advanced Server Environment operating system. Entry-level variants of these systems based on the same architecture but with a different hardware implementation are known as the Origin 300 and Onyx 300. The Origin 3000 was succeeded by the Altix 3000 in 2004 and the last model was discontinued on 29 December 2006, while the Onyx 3000 was succeeded by the Onyx4 and the Itanium-based Prism in 2004 and the last model was discontinued on 25 March 2005.