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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead
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Lol. They do not have Mac pro render farms. Even pixar can't afford that.
Well they could but they'd be wasting money. They run Linux server clusters
with Intel hardware for rendering. Not to say they don't probably do a lot
of design work on osx

http://blogs.computerworld.com/pixars_rendering_software_big_on_linux_servers_not_mac
On Jun 14, 2012 9:29 AM, "James WIlson" <lists@jwmm.com> wrote:

> I've been semi following this thread and I can't help but wonder...isn't
> Pixar using Mac Pros to crank out all those frames? Why would Jobs ignore
> such money maker as the ongoing development of the power workflow for
> cinema? I mean there's just as much money in ticket sales, royalties, and
> merchandizing as any other product line so I wouldn't see why the MacPro
> development would fall by the wayside for volume iPhone and iPad sales
> alone unless they're just not using any of them.
>
> Perhaps someone here knows more about the inner workings of the Pixar.
>
>
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Scott Carmichael wrote:
>
> Anyone else wonder if Steve could have cared less about the high-end
> machines any more  because they weren't high profile enough so they had
> been shelved as far as development resources?  Maybe Tim is smart enough to
> realize that the "pros" actually are an important part of the market and
> put them back in the development pipeline.  That is why they are so far out
> from being shipped.
>
> Scott
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Karl Newman wrote:
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Benny Christensen wrote:
>
> Well, first you have to have a TB hub so that you can attach your
> ethernet, storage adapters and monitor.
>
>
> Most TB devices can daisy-chain depending on the chip they used. Obviously
> an ethernet adaptor would need to be the end of the chain, or on the new
> Retina MBP it could be on a second port.
>
> One thing I haven't seen mentioned much is that you can daisy-chain two
> Apple Thunderbolt displays and have three monitors, including the MBP,
> running at once.
>
>
> Karl Newman
> Karl Newman Productions
>
> kwnewman@verizon.net
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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<p>Lol. They do not have Mac pro render farms. Even pixar can&#39;t afford =
that. Well they could but they&#39;d be wasting money. They run Linux serve=
r clusters with Intel hardware for rendering. Not to say they don&#39;t pro=
bably do a lot of design work on osx</p>

<p><a href=3D"http://blogs.computerworld.com/pixars_rendering_software_big_=
on_linux_servers_not_mac">http://blogs.computerworld.com/pixars_rendering_s=
oftware_big_on_linux_servers_not_mac</a></p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 14, 2012 9:29 AM, &quot;James WIlson&quot=
; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@jwmm.com">lists@jwmm.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br ty=
pe=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">I&#39;ve been semi following this threa=
d and I can&#39;t help but wonder...isn&#39;t Pixar using Mac Pros to crank=
 out all those frames? Why would Jobs ignore such money maker as the ongoin=
g development of the power workflow for cinema? I mean there&#39;s just as =
much money in ticket sales, royalties, and merchandizing as any other produ=
ct line so I wouldn&#39;t see why the MacPro development would fall by the =
wayside for volume iPhone and iPad sales alone unless they&#39;re just not =
using any of them.<div>
<br></div><div>Perhaps someone here knows more about the inner workings of =
the Pixar.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jun 14,=
 2012, at 9:14 AM, Scott Carmichael wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Anyone else wonder if Steve could have =
cared less about the high-end machines any more =A0because they weren&#39;t=
 high profile enough so they had been shelved as far as development resourc=
es? =A0Maybe Tim is smart enough to realize that the &quot;pros&quot; actua=
lly are an important part of the market and put them back in the developmen=
t pipeline. =A0That is why they are so far out from being shipped.<div>
<br></div><div>Scott<br><div><br><div><div>On Jun 14, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Kar=
l Newman wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wrap:=
break-word"><div><div>On Jun 14, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Benny Christensen wrote:=
</div>
<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;font-=
family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;l=
etter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent=
:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medi=
um">Well, first you have to have a TB hub so that you can attach your ether=
net, storage adapters and monitor.</span><br>
</blockquote></div><br><div>Most TB devices can daisy-chain depending on th=
e chip they used. Obviously an ethernet adaptor would need to be the end of=
 the chain, or on the new Retina MBP it could be on a second port.</div>
<div><br></div><div>One thing I haven&#39;t seen mentioned much is that you=
 can daisy-chain two Apple Thunderbolt displays and have three monitors, in=
cluding the MBP, running at once.</div><br><br><div>
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-style:no=
rmal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-heig=
ht:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white=
-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><span style=3D"border-coll=
apse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font=
-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal=
;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><=
div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:med=
ium;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing=
:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:=
normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
<div>Karl Newman</div><div>Karl Newman Productions</div><div><br></div><div=
><a href=3D"mailto:kwnewman@verizon.net" target=3D"_blank">kwnewman@verizon=
.net</a></div><div><br></div></div></span></div></span><br></span><br>
</div>
<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><=
/div></div></blockquote></div>

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