Pixar Switches to Mac OS X and G5s

Posted by pudge on Wednesday March 10, 2004 @08:10AM from the stage-now-set-for-jobs-to-become-ceo-of-disney dept.

fmorgan writes "No big surprise here: when Apple introduced the G5 at 2003 WWDC, it become more a question of 'when' Pixar will move to G5s, than 'if'). At the same conference, Apple showed a new codec for Mac OS X named 'Pixlet,' developed with Pixar. In last year O'Reilly's Mac OS X conference, there was a presentation on how Pixar moved their desktop/office environment to Mac OS X. Now it seems it's the main production work: 'Apple's Don Peebeles said that Pixar has used Linux and Intel-based architecture in 2003, but that Pixar was switching to Mac OS X and G5 workstations for its production work: Peebles went on to say that this switch was "a move that no doubt made common CEO Steve Jobs very happy."'"

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this is of no surprise.... by ShadowRage · 2004-03-10 13:39 · Score: 1, Troll

seeing as pixar and apple have ties that go back when they were still a nothing animation company that presented short films at film festivals.

hell, watch knick knack and some earlier ones and you'll see steve jobs in the credits and thanks to him and apple computers in the creds...

looks like an old reunion to me.