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==Usage== * The short film ''[[The Adventures of André & Wally B.]]'', released in 1984 by The Graphics Group, a then-Lucasfilm subsidiary which would later become Pixar, used an X-MP/48 for much of its rendering. Special thanks is given to Cray Research in the short's credits for use of the machine.<ref>{{cite web |title=André and Wally B. (1984) Company Credits |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086855/companycredits |website=IMDb |accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref> * The 1984 film ''[[The Last Starfighter]]'' depended heavily on high polygon count (for the time) models with complex lighting effects, the rendering of which was made possible by the use of the X-MP.<ref>[http://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/lesson6.html#dp Ohio State University CG history page]</ref> * The animation for the 1986 [[Marvel Productions]] logo, which featured an animated silver-colored [[Spider-Man]], was rendered using this supercomputer. * [[Mick Jagger]]'s single version of "Hard Woman" extensively utilised the X-MP for rendering its [[music video]] animation.
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