SILICON GRAPHICS DRIVES DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TO NEW PRICE POINT WITH LOW-COST
INDY MODELER

SPECIALLY BUNDLED SOLIDS MODELING SYSTEMS BRIDGE GAP BETWEEN WORKSTATIONS
AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS

On January 12, 1995, Silicon Graphics, Inc introduced Indy Modeler systems,
an addition to its SiliconWorks manufacturing solution set that offers
engineers affordable access to solids-based design. These two new Indy
Modeler configurations combine Silicon Graphics' leadership in solids
modeling with its powerful digital media and collaboration software
delivering the industry's most powerful, comprehensive and scalable
low-cost modeling platform.

Available for a limited time, these new systems include specially bundled
collaborative software tools and a 20-inch color monitor. Silicon
Graphics' Indy Modeler systems are designed specifically for the emerging
mid-range solids market, offering desktop designers access to the
performance and features traditionally available only on more costly
workstations. Indy Modeler systems build upon Silicon Graphics' reputation
and established position in solids modeling.

"Until now, design engineers have had to choose between slow personal
computers and more expensive workstations," noted Charles Foundyller,
president, Daratech, Inc., a leading market research firm specializing in
CAD/CAM. "To be productive, even junior engineers need high-per formance
iron. With the addition of the Indy Modeler systems, Silicon Graphics has
made high-performance RISC systems, as well as the full range of its
design technology, accessible to engineers on all levels."

"Desktop designers challenged us to offer a low-cost system with the power
to perform," said Tom Jermoluk, Silicon Graphics president and chief
operating officer. "With the Indy Modeler systems, we have reduced the
price of admission to serious CAD design -- not just with lower-cost
hardware and software, but with a complete and powerful CAD design
environment."

The Indy priced Indy Modeler PC system bundle enables design engineers to
work easily with models currently compromised by personal computer
capacity. The Indy Modeler SC system bundle readily manipulates highly
complex designs. Each system is based on Silicon Graphics' Indy 133MHz
R4600 system with a 1GB disk, 32Mb of memory and a 20-inch color monitor.
Both bundles include a connectivity and collaboration package with over
$2,000 worth of hardware and software options including NFS, a 20Mb
Floptical disk drive for Macintosh(r) and personal computer media sharing,
InPerson desktop conferencing and whiteboarding software, and the IRIS
Annotator 3D on-line design review package.

Standard with all Silicon Graphics systems are the Indigo Magic user
environment and a full suite of digital media tools including the Showcase
presentation package and Media Mail electronic mail system. Designers may
also easily import models into the above listed collaboration tools
through Silicon Graphics' Inventor file format for cross-platform
collaboration through shared 3D models. For seamless access to the
Inventor format, several leading CAD applications feature built-in menu
selection buttons.

The Indy Modeler system bundles are available immediately, with initial
pricing available through June 30, 1995.

Silicon Graphics' design environment includes an extensive feature set,
multitasking capabilities, the industry's highest-capacity system
bandwidth, binary-compatible products with the Indy desktop system,
through the POWER Onyx and POWER Challenge supercomputer and server lines.
With all systems based upon the company's IRIX operating system, Silicon
Graphics enables a cohesive product development path from modeling through
rendering, analysis and validation. Users may also easily integrate
Silicon Graphics technology through seamless connectivity with Macintosh,
personal computer and other productivity systems.

Silicon Graphics is the leading manufacturer of high-performance visual
computing systems. The company delivers interactive three-dimensional
graphics, digital media and multiprocessing supercomputing technologies to
technical, scientific and creative professionals. Its subsidiary, MIPS
Technologies, Inc. designs and licenses the industry's leading RISC
processor technology for the computer systems and embedded control
markets. Silicon Graphics has offices worldwide and headquarters in
Mountain View, California.

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