Hindsight is 20/20, of course, but were I SGI, back when PCs had just started getting to the point of running true 3D games, I would have had the company enter

Hindsight is 20/20, of course, but were I SGI, back when PCs had just started getting to the point of running true 3D games, I would have had the company enter the graphics-card market. The SGI name could have easily carried a premium price-tag, and could have provided a compelling upgrade line for customers when PCs just didn't cut the mustard any longer. This would have also let SGI position themselves to sell Maya across-the-board, giving them yet another solid revenue stream, and could have also let them jump into the console market, becoming the graphics vendor that powered the PlayStation, Sega Genesis, and so on.