SGI demos from long ago in the browser via WASM

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SGI demos from the past are now running in modern browsers using Emscripten and SDL2.
The demos use an IRIS GL software rasterizer from the Alice 4 project for rendering.
Each demo is a separate web page with its own Javascript + WASM compiled from original C/C++ source.
Listed demos include Flight, Newave, and Arena, each with specific limitations.
Instructions provided for building the demos on macOS (using Homebrew) and Windows (using MSYS2).
Future plans include rendering via OpenGLES/WebGL, adding more demos, and improving UI features like popup menus and virtual controls.
Acknowledgments to SGI employees, Alice 4 team, Emscripten/SDL teams, and digital archives for preserving history.

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