(1) An earlier family of desktop graphics computers from SGI. The low end were the Indy machines, which included their own digital video camera. The high end included a variety of Indigo workstations, with models specialized for graphics functions such as accelerated texture mapping and image processing. See SGI.
(2) The code name of the messaging system in Windows Vista. See Windows Communication Foundation.
(2) The code name of the messaging system in Windows Vista. See Windows Communication Foundation.
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