Jeez. yeah I do think I still remember some Basic.
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Paul Griswold < pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.com> wrote: > I think some of my first paid jobs as an animator was using an Amiga 2000 > and a DCTV going direct to an MII recorder. The DCTV was an amazing piece > of tech! > > — > Sent from Mailbox <https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox> for iPad > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Eric Lampi <ericla...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I had an A2000, DCTV was awesome! >> >> Screw you single frame controllers! Real-time animation to tape! >> >> Wow, I almost forgot how painful it was to output video to tape on >> anything other than an Amiga in those days. >> >> Eric >> >> Freelance 3D and VFX animator >> >> http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Matt Lind <ml...@carbinestudios.com>wrote: >> >>> My computer graphics career has circular logic. >>> >>> >>> >>> My first computer was the Apple II when I was barely in grade school and >>> had to write commands to draw pictures like: >>> >>> >>> >>> HLINE 60, 80 >>> >>> COLOR=8 >>> >>> RUN >>> >>> >>> >>> In college I used the Amigas 500 thru 4000 systems with deluxe paint, >>> video toaster, DCTV, Lightwave 0.9, and so on, but just before graduation I >>> had the luxury of working with the ever popular Tandy TRS-80 for use with >>> motion control camera stands to do multi-planar and slit scans. Caused so >>> much interference we couldn’t get reception on the boombox despite being >>> located only a few blocks away from the Sears Tower where the signals were >>> broadcast. >>> >>> >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 >>> >>> >>> >>> Shortly after that I got my chance on the SGI with Softimage Creative >>> Environment 2.6 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Matt >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: >>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Eric Lampi >>> *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2013 2:52 PM >>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>> *Subject:* Re: positivity >>> >>> >>> >>> WICAT systems, System 300 and 150. >>> >>> http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/wicat/brochures/System_300_Brochure.pdf<http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/wicat/brochures/WISE_Brochure.pdf> >>> >>> 1988 >>> >>> I worked for a defense contractor making computer based training lessons >>> for a naval combat system. It had vector graphics program, it had a 16 >>> color palette based on 4096 colors and one of 16 was used overlay laser >>> disc video. I didn't have a mouse or a gui. It was a command line >>> interface, to activate a drawing mode, cl - create line, cb- create box >>> etc... I had to use the arrow keys to move the cursor around to pin start >>> and end points for elements. I won't even get into what it took to do >>> animation on it. >>> >>> My boss was a 55 year old retired Master Chief from Texas who ate ramen >>> noodles every day for lunch and never washed his coffee cup, EVER. He told >>> me once that a graphic I was working on was wrong because it looked skewed >>> if he looked at the screen off center. >>> >>> >>> Good times. >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> Freelance 3D and VFX animator >>> >>> http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < >>> j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: >>> >>> I can say I miss the cheese and monkeys humor and do wonder what Porl is >>> up to these days. >>> >>> But as for old…. Maybe we should have a contest. >>> >>> >>> >>> What’s the oldest computer graphics system you worked on, and the year? >>> >>> It doesn’t have to be 3D, it can be 2d, print, video, layout, etc. It >>> just had to be a computer than did any kind of graphics. >>> >>> >>> >>> Takers? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Joey Ponthieux >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> >>> Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not >>> >>> represent the opinions of NASA or any other party. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: >>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of * >>> sc...@turbulenceffects.com >>> *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2013 2:24 PM >>> *To:* softimage@listproc. autodesk. com >>> *Subject:* Re: positivity >>> >>> >>> >>> Ha ha yeah Ed, you're old. But dang, so am I. >>> >>> Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE exclusively from Sprint >>> >>> ----- Reply message ----- >>> From: "Ed Harriss" <ed.harr...@sas.com> >>> To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> >>> Subject: positivity >>> Date: Fri, Dec 20, 2013 2:07 PM >>> >>> >>> >>> Maybe we need to go back to a multi-address list system like we had in >>> the old days. There was the discussion list, which was all >>> fun/monkeys/cheese/Porl and there was the Softimage list, which is pretty >>> much what we are using now. There were even other lists like eddie, >>> particle, etc.. (Yea, I’m old..) Anyway, we could have this list stay a >>> Softimage list and create another one for all the gloom and doom. >>> >>> >>> >>> Perfect! >>> >>> >>> >>> Now get to work Autodesk listproc person! ;) >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> Happy Holidays! >>> >>> Ed “cheese and monkeys” Harriss >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [ >>> mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] >>> *On Behalf Of *Kris Rivel >>> *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2013 1:33 PM >>> *To:* Softimage List >>> *Subject:* Re: positivity >>> >>> >>> >>> Ha ha...Merry Christmas to all!! LOL. I'm not trying to start >>> anything...just want to see if I'm the only one hearing this. I told the >>> guys that told me to go tell the people that said this to go F themselves >>> for what its worth. It does piss me off to see rumors like this but....I >>> do sit at home mostly working all day and night. I don't get to mingle >>> with my peers as much as I used to so I didn't know if this may be old news >>> or something new. Sounds bunk so I'll leave it at that :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> Kris >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Eric Thivierge <ethivie...@hybride.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Only thing I have beef with myself is the thread hijacking that >>> snowballs into a long slog of boohooism. I'm tired of it. In recent times I >>> have to think twice about posting to the list because I'm afraid my thread >>> will get pulled into the black hole of negativity and what could have been >>> a helpful / informative thread will be turned into a bitch-fest. >>> >>> The emPolygonizer thread yesterday that was heading in that direction >>> seriously almost made me unsubscribe. >>> >>> If you want to complain about the demise of a software, have at it. Just >>> stop hijacking threads with it (not aimed specifically Mr. Lampi, in >>> general).. >>> >>> - Eric T. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
