From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Mar 29 12: 6:45 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from tantalum.btinternet.com (tantalum.btinternet.com [194.73.73.80]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBB1037B545 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:06:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org) Received: from [213.1.72.90] (helo=parish.my.domain) by tantalum.btinternet.com with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 12aObV-0000gv-00; Wed, 29 Mar 2000 20:58:13 +0100 Received: (from mark@localhost) by parish.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA01271; Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:06:14 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:06:14 +0100 From: Mark Ovens To: "G. Adam Stanislav" Cc: Dan Piponi , freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD, The Matrix, Academy Awards Message-ID: <20000329210614.E237@parish> References: <20000327152009.11985.qmail@web1302.mail.yahoo.com> <3.0.6.32.20000327122820.00b2f320@mail85.pair.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20000327122820.00b2f320@mail85.pair.com>; from MatrixFan@FilmSFX.com on Mon, Mar 27, 2000 at 12:28:20PM -0600 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Mar 27, 2000 at 12:28:20PM -0600, G. Adam Stanislav wrote: > At 07:20 27-03-2000 -0800, Dan Piponi wrote: > >> As we all know, these were made on a computer > >running > >> FreeBSD. > > > >Ahhh! Those were the days when you could do visual > >effects using just *a* computer! :-) > > Yes, of course. I did not mean to imply you only used one. :) > > > Actualy the > >rendering was done on a render farm consisting of 32 > >Dell twin proc Pentium II's running FreeBSD alongside > >a similar number of IRIX machines. Those FreeBSD boxes > >really saved our asses at the final render crunch! > > And what a fine job you did! The Matrix is now my all-time favorite movie. > Kudos to you. > Now that FreeBSD is associated with an Academy Award winner, and Kirk is so disapproving of the name Chuck (IMHO Beastie has connotations that those who believe he is a *demon* may see as confirmation), maybe we should re-name the little fellow Oscar. Oh well, just a thought. > Do you have a web site where you talk about it? I'd love to visit it. I > really enjoy the special effects addenda on the video release. > > Cheers, > Adam > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- Seminars, n.: From "semi" and "arse", hence, any half-assed discussion. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message