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From: 451061%UOTTAWA.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu (Valentin Pepelea)
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Subject: Re: Tin Toy
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Date: 7 Apr 89 04:39:48 GMT
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> Tin Toy won the Oscar for best short animation.  I haven't seen
> this film myself, but I have seen what it beat (NFB's "The
> Cat Came Back" among others) so it must have been pretty hot
> stuff (it *BETTER* have been!!).  In their acceptance speech they
> made a point of thanking Steve Jobs in addition to the Pixar folks.
> Anybody know what Mr. Jobs did to assist this film, or was it
> just that these guys like their Macs?

Mr. Jobs owns two computer companies. One is the little known do-nothing
company named Next (is Jobs color blind?) and the other one is the very
well known, very progressive graphics workstation company named Pixar. (well,
perhaps he isnt)

Valentin
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