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From: hah@mipon3.intel.com (Hans Hansen)
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Subject: Re: There's No Fun At Pixar
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Date: Sat, 8-Aug-87 21:44:19 EDT
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In article <354@sccc0.teknek.UUCP> mark@teknek.UUCP (Mark Dyhr) writes:
>
>This is interesting.  Mr. Schwab apparently sees or hears of a slick
>Pixar-produced animation piece, takes his < $2K "home computer" and
>a $200 software package (VideoScape 3D) and whips up, in his normal
>fashion, an eye-popping demo at Siggraph.  Some geek at Pixar whines.
>Mr. Schwab pilfering design concepts?  It's clear to me the man has
>merely gone out and kicked major ass.
>

I think that you have just hit the nail on the head, i.e. a $2K computer
and a $200 program displaying a 3D animation that PIXAR created on their
$20K-$200K graphics engine and are probably asking 10s of thousands of
dollars for their 3D programming package.  Not only that but Leo did it
in less than a week!!  Absolutly astounding!!!  And with a 3D package
that he wasn't familiar with to boot!!!

Yes I think I can now see why PIXAR does not want Leo's work displayed.

Hans