[rescue] Happiness is:

[Richard]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0803311435080.21945 at mh3.757tech.net>,
    Ethan O'Toole <ethan at 757tech.net>  writes:

> > As for what else I have in the collection that covers some ground:
> 
> I emailed at the guy who made it, but never received a response..... what 
> the hell was Money for Nothing made on. There was an atari ST ad that had 
> an image from it.... but at last, Wikipedia has answered this question:
> 
> "Ian Pearson and Gavin Blair created the animation, using a Bosch FGS-4000 
> CGI system. The animators went on to found computer animation studio 
> Mainframe Entertainment, and referenced the "Money for Nothing" video in 
> an episode of their ReBoot series. The video also included stage footage 
> of Dire Straits performing, with partially rotoscoped-animation in bright 
> neon colors, as seen on the record sleeve."

That device (FGS-4000) was made in Salt Lake City, too.
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