llad@ur-tut.UUCP (Dennis Venable) (02/25/86)
Here is some interesting information: ------------------- San Raphael, Ca. 2/10/86 -- Pixar, the computer graphics division of Lucas Film Ltd., announced today that it has been acquired by Steven P. Jobs and the employees of Pixar. Pixar, now an independent company, will design, manufacture and market high performance computers and software specifically tailored for state of the art computer graphics and image processing. Mr. jobs paid an undisclosed sum in the millions to LucasFilm Ltd. for a majority interest in the firm. The employees own the remaining shares. Pixar's Board of Directors will be comprised of Jobs, chairman, Edwin Catmull, president of Pixar, and Alvy Ray Smith, vice president of Pixar. The new firm has a product, the Pixar Image Computer, ready for market. Developed during the last three years at LucasFilem Ltd., the Pixar Image Computer is over 200 times faster than conventional minicomputers at performing complex graphics and image computations. At these specialized tasks, the Pixar Image Computer is also faster than a $6 million supercomputer. The Pixar Image Computer will be introduced to the commercial and scientific markets within the next 90 days and will sell for $125,000. ------------------- Interesting, huh? /Dennis L. Venable