Someone just posted
this
to eBay. It's the first I've ever heard of a Silicon Graphics branded slot machine. Judging from the "Odyssey" branding I'm guessing it's from the late 90's / early 2000's. Has anyone ever seen or used one of these? Why do they even exist?
EDIT: According to this press release , the slot machine was actually made by a company called Silicon Gaming, Incorporated in 1997. The press release repeatedly refers to the company as "SGI" but it makes no mention of Silicon Graphics as either a parent company or partner. And according to this article the slot machine was built using standard PC components, which suggests that Silicon Graphics had nothing to do with its design or construction. I'm guessing that Silicon Gaming got a strongly-worded letter from SGI's legal department later that year (or if not, I'd have to wonder what SGI legal was smoking, as this pretty clearly fits the standard of confusing similiarity to a registered mark).
More info here .
EDIT: According to this press release , the slot machine was actually made by a company called Silicon Gaming, Incorporated in 1997. The press release repeatedly refers to the company as "SGI" but it makes no mention of Silicon Graphics as either a parent company or partner. And according to this article the slot machine was built using standard PC components, which suggests that Silicon Graphics had nothing to do with its design or construction. I'm guessing that Silicon Gaming got a strongly-worded letter from SGI's legal department later that year (or if not, I'd have to wonder what SGI legal was smoking, as this pretty clearly fits the standard of confusing similiarity to a registered mark).
More info here .
