Re: OT: Microsoft buys Caligari

["adrian" <adrian.wyer(at)fluid-pictures.com>]

actually i miss my old SGI, not to mention some missing features ;o)

 

ahh them were the days......

 

and i agree, virtual earth looks very impressive, just those damn load speeds are a killer, time to roll out the fibre connections

 

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Adrian Wyer
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----- Original Message -----

From: Raffaele Fragapane

To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:16 AM

Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft buys Caligari

Yes, they did, and that is partly why you don't have a plastic pos priced like a top line mercedes parked under your desk :p
Vista made me seriously despise MS, but virtual earth/live earth is some serious impressive stuff.

On Feb 11, 2008 11:05 AM, adrian <adrian.wyer(at)fluid-pictures.com> wrote:

didn't they already own a 3d app, once upon a time ;o)

 

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/08/Microsoft-buys-3D-company-for-Virtual-Earth_1.html

Adrian Wyer
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