SGI executives considered Clark's ideas dangerous and destructive to the future viability of SGI and wanted no part of them. Frustrated and angry, Clark sold out his remaining interest in SGI and left the company in 1994.
while earning his doctorate from the University of Utah that Clark first saw a high-performance graphics computer. This experience captured his imagination, showing him the potential of computers, and led to the creation of Silicon Graphics.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI, historically sometimes referred to as Silicon Graphics Computer Systemsor SGCS) is a company manufacturing high-performance computing solutions, including computer hardware and software. SGI was founded by Jim Clark and Abbey Silverstone in 1982, initially as a maker of 3D graphics display terminals.
Lewis, Michael, The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story, New York: W. W. Norton, 1999.
University of California at Santa Cruz, 1974-1978, assistant professor; Stanford University, 1979-1982, associate professor; Silicon Graphics, 1982-1994, chairman; Netscape Communications Corp., 1994-1999, chairman; Healtheon/WebMD, 1996-2000, chairman
Jim Clark was born on March 4, 1936.
Jim Clark was born on March 4, 1936.
Jim Clark - Alaska - was born in 1943.
Jim Clark - footballer - was born on 1925-03-25.
Jim Clark - criminal - was born on 1902-02-07.
Jim Clark - criminal - died on 1974-06-09.
Jim Clark - infielder - died on 1990-10-24.
Jim Clark - infielder - was born on 1927-09-21.