Right back at you and the team, Chris! Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year for you and all of us!
Morten Den 21. december 2013 kl. 11:24 skrev Chris Chia <[email protected]>: > Hi guys, > Just popping by to greet all the fellows here a Merry Xmas and a Happy 2015 > ahead! Stay Positive and look on the bright side! > > Chris > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 21 Dec, 2013, at 7:07 am, Matt Lind < [email protected] > <mailto:[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 <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]> [ > > mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Eric Lampi > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 2:52 PM > > To: [email protected] > > <mailto:[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 > > <http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work> > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < > > [email protected] <mailto:[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]> [mailto: > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of > > [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > To: " [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> " < > > [email protected] <mailto:[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]> [ > > mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[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] > > <mailto:[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. > > > > > > > > > > > > >
