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"Steve Jobs did not found Pixar. He bought it from Lucasfilm in 1986. By then, it had existed for seven years as a computer graphics group within the Lucas organization. \nJobs did not, at least initially, even envision Pixar as an entertainment company. When I first encountered it in the early '90s, the then-erstwhile Apple CEO had Pixar churning out 3D animation software (I still have the box at home). \nPixar Typestry 1 and 2 were little-known but well-produced Windows applications that let enterprising users create 3D text on their home PCs. (By \"3D,\" I mean computer-generated objects that look like they have volume and dimension, not stereoscopic 3D) . The software was pretty easy to use, but rendering on a then state-of-the-art 486 DX/2 computer could take all night. The last time I met with a Pixar representative in, I think, 1994, she told me the software division was dying, but the company was cooking up something even more exciting: movies. I looked at her for a long while as my mind conjured images of two or three desktop computers churning away at thousands of rudimentary 3D frames. I lied and said it sounded exciting and then went on my way. \nDon\u2019t get me wrong. I loved 3D. In fact, the news that Pixar would exit the software business in favor of movies saddened me. I wanted to create my own 3D animations in my living room. \nA year later Pixar and Disney released Toy Story. I was first in line to see it and fell in love.\nWhat\u2019s the point of my story? Pixar did all this under the guidance of Steve Jobs, who died this week at the age of 56. He owned the company and while Jobs may have envisioned Pixar software and even Pixar computer systems, he listened when John Lasseter pitched him on a feature-length, all CGI-movie. \nThen Jobs did what the best managers often do: He got out of the way. As Lasseter explained in a Facebook tribute, Jobs \"saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us,\" and had only one request of the animated films: \"make it great.\"\nSome believe, as I do, that without Steve Jobs, Pixar would not have survived long enough to make Toy Story or any of the films that followed. He reportedly paid just $10 million for the business; a strong indication that no one else wanted Pixar. And when others urged Pixar to pick up the pace and churn out more CGI films per year, Jobs let Lasseter and Co. maintain a relative snail's pace \u2014 at least for a film company, ensuring a slow-but-steady stream of high-quality and award-winning movies.\nWhat follows is a look at Pixar\u2019s best work and some whimsical captions about what would have happened if Steve Jobs had not supported Pixar in those early days. Jobs eventually sold Pixar to Disney in 2006, well after it had produced many of its memorable films.\nSteve Jobs actually had a significant impact on many parts of our daily lives, so you might want to add your own \u201CWithout Steve Jobs \u2026 \u201D ideas in the comments below.\n\n\nSteve Job's Pixar Story\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Early Pixar Team\nWalt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios (left)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nThere is no Buzz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nBugs don't get a life\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nMonsters are still scary\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nNemo is never found\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nHeroes are still just accountants\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nCars don't Drive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nRats don't cook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nRobots don't fall in love\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithout Steve Jobs\nThere is no Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Coverage of Steve Jobs's Death\n\nNEWS:\nSteve Jobs Has Died\nSteve Jobs: 1955 \u2013 2011\nSteve Jobs Authorized Biography Release Date Bumped Up\nNewspapers React to the Death of Steve Jobs [PICS]\nSteve Jobs\u2019s Other Amazing Companies: NeXT and Pixar\nGALLERIES:\nSteve Jobs, 1955-2011: The Web Remembers\n15 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes\nMourners Create Impromptu Memorials for Steve Jobs at Apple Stores [PICS]\nIn Memoriam: Letters to Steve Jobs\nVIDEOS:\nSteve Jobs Remembered: 10 of His Most Magical Moments [VIDEO]\nSteve Jobs\u2019s 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech [VIDEO]\nSteve Wozniak on Steve Jobs [VIDEOS]\nCONDOLENCES :\nApple\u2019s Board of Directors on Steve Jobs\nApple Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nJobs Family Statement: \u201CSteve Died Peacefully\u201D\nMark Zuckerberg Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nGoogle Founders: Steve Jobs Was an Inspiration\nDisney CEO: \u201CJobs Was Such an Original\u201D\nBill Gates: \u201CI Will Miss Steve Immensely\u201D \nPresident Obama on Steve Jobs: \u201CThe World Has Lost a Visionary\u201D\nGoogle\u2019s Homepage Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nOTHER:\nRIP Steve Jobs: Share Your Condolences [OPEN THREAD]\nMemories Of Steve Jobs: Interviews &amp; Inspiration\nSteve Jobs: Goodbye to an Icon\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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