IRIX is bundled with an extensive set of desktop software applications, including Web tools, desktop productivity tools, and other software.

IRIX 6.5 Applications, November 2002, is a companion CD to IRIX 6.5.18. This CD contains the IRIX Desktop and various desktop applications. Application upgrades shipped with the IRIX release are either full images or overlays. Full images and base versions of overlays can be found on the Applications CD, whereas updates to overlays are found on the IRIX 6.5.18 Overlays CD, November 2002. To install the new versions of overlay applications you must install IRIX 6.5.18.

The following full images have been added to the IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, November 2002:

  • Common Desktop Environment 5.3 (CDE)
  • Java2 v1.3.1_02 JRE
  • Java2 v1.3.1_02 JDK
  • Java2 v1.3.1_02 plugin
The following full images have been revised for the IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, November 2002:

  • InSight, InSight Dev, and InSight Glossary
  • License Tools
  • SCSL
  • SGImeeting
  • Information Searching Execution Environment
  • Fulltest Indexing and Search Enviroment
The following overlays have been revised for the IRIX 6.5 Overlay CD, November 2002:

  • IRIX® Interactive Desktop
  • IRIX® Interactive Desktop Tools
  • IRIX® Interactive Desktop Administration
  • Impressario(TM)Printing Tools

In IRIX 6.5.18, several overlays have been revised to fix Section 508 bugs.

Starting with IRIX 6.5.18 the IRIS InSight Viewer (insight) has been converted to a full image rather than an overlay image and the Dynaweb product was removed.

Starting with IRIX 6.5.16 the license_eoe product has been converted to a full image rather than an overlay image.

The Netscape Fasttrack Server was removed from the IRIX 6.5 Applications CD in May 2001. Its functionality has been superceded by the new SGI web server based on Apache. InPerson Desktop Conferencing, IRIS® Annotator, and PeoplePages - The Indigo Magic Phonebook were removed from the IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, February 2002. This functionality has been superceded by SGImeeting and the Netscape® Communicator address book.

Documentation As an SGI customer you have access to all of SGI's product documentation online. To view a document please visit our Technical Publications Web page at http://techpubs.sgi.com.

IRIX 6.5.18
Advanced Server Environment

IRIX 6.5.18
Advanced Workstation Environment

SGI is introducing complete, value-added solutions to servers and workstations with IRIX 6.5 Advanced Server Environment and IRIX 6.5 Advanced Workstation Environment. IRIX 6.5 ASE and AWE give you a complete operating environment, including interoperability tools, enterprise management software, and the maturity and performance of IRIX 6.5.

ASE AWE Contents Location
Maturity and Performance
Y Y IRIX 6.5.18 IRIX 6.5.18 (1 of 4) Installation Tools & Overlays CD
IRIX 6.5.18 (2 of 4) Installation Tools & Overlays CD
IRIX 6.5.18 (3 of 4) Overlays CD
IRIX 6.5.18 (4 of 4) Overlays CD
Y Y XFS(TM) IRIX 6.5.18 (1 of 4) Installation Tools & Overlays CD
IRIX 6.5.18 (2 of 4) Installation Tools & Overlays CD
IRIX 6.5.18 (3 of 4) Overlays CD
IRIX 6.5.18 (4 of 4) Overlays CD
TCO/Enterprise Management
Y Y NFS(TM) NFS CD
Y Y HP-UX MIB (SNMP) HP-UX MIB (SNMP) Host Access CD
Interoperability
Y Y Novell NetWare(TM) IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, November 2002
Y Y Xinet AppleTalk® IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, November 2002
Y Y Electric Arc Teleffect IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, November 2002
Other Applications
Y - Database Accelerator (DBA) DBA CD
Y Y SGI Scientific Library (SCSL) IRIX 6.5 Applications CD, November 2002
- Y General, O2, Octane, & Octane2 Demos IRIX 6.5.12 (1 of 2) Demos CD
IRIX 6.5.12 (2 of 2) Demos CD
Y Y Freeware Open Source Products Freeware (1 of 4) CD
Freeware (2 of 4) CD
Freeware (3 of 4) CD
Freeware (4 of 4) CD

NOTE: SGI no longer bundles the CA Unicenter TNG Framework with IRIX ASE software packages. See the following webpage for more information on the available Computer Associates products and support, http://www.ca.com/.

IRIX 6.5 Advanced Workstation Environment desktops are also available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, and German.

Over time, SGI will continue to deliver total solutions by adding to IRIX 6.5 Advanced Server Environment and Advanced Workstation Environment, allowing you to do more with your SGI machines.
Licenses for IRIX Applications To see what licenses you have, open License Manager. If you have a question about which licenses you may be entitled to, send an e-mail to license@sgi.com, put "help" in the subject line, and your serial number and a description of the question in the body of the message. In the U.S. or Canada you can call SGI support at 1(800)800-4SGI.
Third-Party Applications Support Some of the products shipped are third-party applications. To find out how to get support for these products, refer to the Third-Party Applications Support page.