“… 32 Dual-Processor FreeBSD systems were used to generate a
large number of special effects in the cutting edge Warner Brothers
film, The Matrix…”
“… we just did not have enough computing power on our existing
SGI infrastructure to get through the 3-D intensive sequences. It
was at that point we decided on going with a FreeBSD based
solution, due to the ability to get the hardware quickly as well as
the reliability and ease of administration that FreeBSD provides
us. Working with Dell, we purchased 32 of these systems on a
Wednesday, and had them rendering in production by Saturday
afternoon…”