كان من المفترض أن يحل SN1 محل T3E وأنظمة SGI Origin 2000 وأصبحت فيما بعد SN-MIPS أو بناء SGI Origin 3000.
The SN1 was intended to replace the T3E and SGI Origin 2000 systems and later became the "SN-MIPS" or SGI Origin 3000 architecture.