Marry Chrismas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Years to all and a successful year 2014.
Cheers! On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Daniel Brassard <[email protected]>wrote: > Fortran on a Dell PDP-1124 circa 1974 > > Build my first computer based on the motorola 6500 chipset, Heathkit > keyboard, four color display screen circa 1977. Burned a hole on my wooden > desk on the first try! What a glory! > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM, William Morrison < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Jeez. yeah I do think I still remember some Basic. >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Paul Griswold < >> [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>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:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Eric Lampi >>>>> *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2013 2:52 PM >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *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] <[email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of * >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> *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" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected] >>>>> > >>>>> 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:* [email protected] [ >>>>> mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] >>>>> *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 < >>>>> [email protected]> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
