[CrackMonkey] An obituary I missed

Martin Pool mbp at linuxcare.com
Thu Apr 6 00:23:29 PDT 2000


On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Seth David Schoen wrote:

> > Seth David Schoen wrote:
> > > I wonder whether people are using PostScript to control embedded
> > > systems.
> > 
> > A true statement ever since people made printers calculate and display
> > maldebrot sets, or whatever.
> 
> Good point.  I guess I was thinking of "embedded systems other than
> printers" -- but printers are pretty smart now, and I've seen stuff like
> a PostScript raytracer.  

That's appropriate because the author of Postscript invented some
fundamental 3d algorithm.  Could it have been the Painter's algorithm?

(Look, Mum, no content.  (Look, Mom, he said `Mum'))

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mbp






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