15 Oct
2002
15 Oct
'02
9:15 p.m.
Not to ask a silly question -
But if you don't know where the unit is, how did someone find the picture
in the first place?
Wouldn't it make sense to track the picture to its location rather than
trying to place the picture?
JP
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
Here: http://world.std.com/~bdc/pics/sgi.jpg
There's not a lot to go on, but someone familiar with the area might be
able to identify it. Disney has extensive facilities in Glendale along
Flower St. and in Burbank just off the 134. DreamWorks Animation is in
the same neighborhood, but I know they don't have any Onyx systems. This
/might/ be over there somewhere. The general consensus based on the feel
of the surrounding buildings is that it's in the San Fernando Valley,
but it's really hard to be positive as damn near all of Los Angeles
County is ugly sprawl.
My onsite SGI support engineer doesn't recognize the location, but I've
sent out various inquiries to the people I know at other studios. It's
also very possible that this is a system from one of the small
post-production operations out here. That would make it a lot more
difficult to track down before the trash people come to haul it away.
-brian.
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
The url
isn't working for me, but it's probably not a troll. There are
quite a few large vfx and animation shops out here. I might be able to
identify the area if the pic was available. Nearly everyone in the movie
business is dumping, or have already dumped, their non-essential SGI
gear.
I'd like to see the picture too so I can try to identify the area (just
for kicks ;) 