Alvy Ray Smith has an illustrious background in high-tech, as the first head of computer graphics at Lucasfilm, a co-founder of Pixar animation, and a founder of Altamira, which was purchased by Microsoft in 1994.
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Posted in DEC, Lucasfilms, Pixar, tagged VAX, Digital Equipment Corp., Alvy Ray Smith, Pixar, Lucasfilm, NYIT. on October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
DEC Co-Founder Publishes Memoir
For more information on "Learn, Earn & Return: My Life As A Computer Pioneer" see: www.locustpress.com.-
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