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The '''MIPS Magnum''' was a line of [[computer]] [[workstation]]s designed by [[MIPS Technologies|MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.]] and based on the [[MIPS architecture|MIPS]] series of [[RISC]] [[microprocessor]]s. The first Magnum was released in March, 1990, and production of various models continued until 1993 when [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]] bought MIPS Technologies. SGI cancelled the MIPS Magnum line to promote their own workstations including the entry-level [[SGI Indy]].

The early, R3000-based Magnum series ran only [[RISC/os]], a variant of [[BSD]] [[Unix]], but the subsequent Magnum workstations based on the [[Jazz (computer)|Jazz]] architecture ran both RISC/os and [[Windows NT]]. In addition to these proprietary operating systems, both [[Linux]] and [[NetBSD]] have been ported to the Jazz-based MIPS Magnum machines.

Some models of MIPS Magnum were rebadged and sold by [[Groupe Bull]] and [[Olivetti]]. In addition, headless (i.e., without a framebuffer or video card) versions were marketed as [[server (computing)|servers]] under the name "MIPS Millennium".