The Pixar Image Computer is a graphics computer originally developed by the Graphics Group, the computer division of Lucasfilm, which was later renamed Pixar. Aimed at commercial and scientific high-end visualization markets, such as medicine, geophysics and meteorology, the original machine was advanced for its time, but sold poorly.

The Pixar Image Computer (also known as the PIC for short) was a graphic designing computer originally developed by the Graphics Group (which would later become Pixar). It was designed for the high-end visualization markets.

The Pixar Image Computer was developed by the graphics division of Lucasfilm in the late 70s because existing graphics hardware did not meet their needs. The graphics division of Lucasfilm was purchased by Steve Jobs in 1986 and renamed Pixar.

The Pixar Image Computer was a graphic designing computer originally developed by the Lucasfilm Computer Division (later renamed Pixar) in May 1986, intended for the high-end visualization markets, such as media production and medicine.

In 1984, they created the Pixar Imaging Computer (PIC)--a groundbreaking device aimed towards high-end graphics and animation. The PIC was used within medical and scientific industries--and for the iconic ballroom scene in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

The Pixar Image Computer (PIC for short) was an image processing computer originally developed by the Graphics Group, the Lucasfilm computer division which would later become Pixar Animation Studios. It was designed for high-end visualization applications.

2021年10月4日 · The Pixar Image Computer was an innovative architecture for performing image-computing operations. Working in harmony with the hardware, the software for the Pixar Image Computer was a collection of tools optimized for image orientated operations.

2024年4月25日 · Three years after the Pixar Image Computer was discontinued, NeXT also quit making hardware — and laid off 330 of its 500 employees. Fortunately, both events turned out to be for the best.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE HARDWARE The Pixar Image Computer is a raster-based, program- mable device for generating and manipulating large digital images. It processes high-resolution picture data, displaying color or monochrome images.

The Pixar Image Computer achieves its capa- bility and diversity with the architecture shown in the hardware system diagram. It features a large picture memory, a powerful processor to op- erate on the memory, and video display of por- tions of the memory.