Nicely colored, overpriced hardware R US.
Easy to say now, but before PCs and Alpha-based workstations started becoming viable competitors in the mid-to-late 90s, SGI was the undisputed KING of graphics and high-end workstations. “SGI” was synonymous with “3D graphics.” People didn’t say “3D effect” or “computer graphics shot,” they said “SGI effect” and “SGI shot.”
But yeah, they did NOT adapt well.