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To: Adam Nash who wrote (24806)	5/13/1999 8:46:00 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (2) of 213177

SGI has two things that Apple could use: Software, Maya is the best off the shelf 3D software available. If Apple acquired it and ported it Macs would instantly be up to snuff on 3D again and maybe superior. SGI also owns other great software including OpenGL which is the standard for 3D. The fact that Pixar owns the rendering standard Software (Renderman) for the industry would also be a factor here. Hardware, SGI has developed a superior system bus, that makes its products significantly faster than other systems with otherwise equal hardware. But I agree, overall it wouldn't make sense for Apple to acquire SGI, but some sort of strategic alliance might make sense. Or if Apple could swing a deal to acquire SGI and then spin off the Supercomputer chaff etc. it might make a great deal of sense. One other factor is OS X which could theoretically be ported to SGI intel boxes without too many problems. And still another factor would be SGI's pool of programming talent, some of the best in the imaging business. doren

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