Inclusion of Aquarium in OS X 10.2?

07-04-2002, 08:25 PM

Subject says it all...what do you think the chances are of Apple including the Aquarium screensaver with OS X 10.2 (or later?)? It would make a tremendous compliment to Aqua.

Are there issues surrounding its current inclusion with Windows XP Plus! that would prevent licensing with OS X?

07-05-2002, 04:17 PM

I sent SereneScreen a thank you note, and asked about Aquarium's inclusion in the next release of OS X. They responded:

"We are talking to Apple. But don't know yet."

Hmm, sound somewhat encouraging...I guess we'll see!

feldon34 · 07-05-2002, 07:58 PM

Hopefully the inclusion of the Aquarium in OS X won't be as disastrous as the inclusion of the Aquarium in Windows XP Plus has been.

07-05-2002, 09:14 PM

How has it been disastrous in WinXP?

feldon34 · 07-05-2002, 11:13 PM

https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...5166#post15166

07-06-2002, 02:57 AM

Holy cow, that's amazing...not surprising since it IS Microsoft afterall, but amazing nonetheless.

Well, I guess that's why Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, and why Mac users have such a distaste for MS.

Hopefully a deal betwen Apple and Jim would be much more fruitful for BOTH parties.

Reichart · 07-07-2002, 12:43 PM

We have armed a special person at Apple with a very special version of the Aquarium to be shown at MacWord next week.

There is no promise it will be shown, So someone here will probably tell us.

07-08-2002, 12:50 AM

Ooh, that sounds exciting...don't want to get our hopes up, but wouldn't it be neat to see Steve Jobs up there on the stage doing his usual OS X demo, and saying "Oh, by the way, this is the new beautiful Aquarium screen saver that's included in 10.2."

Hehe...

07-08-2002, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by Reichart
We have armed a special person at Apple with a very special version of the Aquarium to be shown at MacWord next week.

There is no promise it will be shown, So someone here will probably tell us.

Hmm, I say for those users who have paid for this little treat, we get the "very special version" as well, only makes sense, right? Why hold back?

Reichart · 07-11-2002, 10:12 PM

This special version was built for Apple, and we would not have the “right” to offer it to anyone else, sorry.

feldon34 · 07-11-2002, 10:43 PM

Is it a crystal version? Does it have a different fish?

Reichart · 07-11-2002, 10:50 PM

If there was a new fish, we would offer it to all. you of all people would have known if we were working on a new fish.

07-12-2002, 08:49 AM

How amusing. Not more than a week ago I sent the following email to suggestions@apple.com:

"When ever I go into CompUSA, I'm amazed by the beautiful screen savers I see on the PCs. Realtime rendered streams with leaves falling in them, photorealistic fishtanks... the variety (and beauty) is stunning. They invariably draw me over to the machines and have me saying "Gee, I bet my Mac could do that."

Prove it. Make at least one or two screen savers (or "screen effects" as you apparently now call them) for OS X that really show off the graphics and processing power. Photos of space are cool and all, but they're SO 80's. I want to see some OpenGL eye-candy that makes me question whether I'm looking at the real thing or not."

Lo and behold, I see MacAquarium pop up on VersionTracker.

I downloaded it and instantly registered it.

I hope you can work out a deal with Apple to incorporate it into the OS (and maybe get a small commission on every copy of the OS sold).

07-18-2002, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Reichart
We have armed a special person at Apple with a very special version of the Aquarium to be shown at MacWord next week.

There is no promise it will be shown, So someone here will probably tell us.

Anyone here at MWNY that has seen this? No sign of it in the keynote, but perhaps on some demo units on the show floor?

07-04-2002, 08:25 PM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Inclusion of Aquarium in OS X 10.2? Subject says it all...what do you think the chances are of Apple including the Aquarium screensaver with OS X 10.2 (or later?)? It would make a tremendous compliment to Aqua. Are there issues surrounding its current inclusion with Windows XP Plus! that would prevent licensing with OS X?

07-05-2002, 07:58 PM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Hopefully the inclusion of the Aquarium in OS X won't be as disastrous as the inclusion of the Aquarium in Windows XP Plus has been. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-05-2002, 11:13 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...5166#post15166 "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-07-2002, 12:43 PM	#7
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Mac World We have armed a special person at Apple with a very special version of the Aquarium to be shown at MacWord next week. There is no promise it will be shown, So someone here will probably tell us. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

07-08-2002, 02:21 PM	#9
rickey939 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mac World Originally posted by Reichart We have armed a special person at Apple with a very special version of the Aquarium to be shown at MacWord next week. There is no promise it will be shown, So someone here will probably tell us. Hmm, I say for those users who have paid for this little treat, we get the "very special version" as well, only makes sense, right? Why hold back?

07-05-2002, 04:17 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	I sent SereneScreen a thank you note, and asked about Aquarium's inclusion in the next release of OS X. They responded: "We are talking to Apple. But don't know yet." Hmm, sound somewhat encouraging...I guess we'll see!

07-05-2002, 09:14 PM	#4
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	How has it been disastrous in WinXP?

07-06-2002, 02:57 AM	#6
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Holy cow, that's amazing...not surprising since it IS Microsoft afterall, but amazing nonetheless. Well, I guess that's why Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, and why Mac users have such a distaste for MS. Hopefully a deal betwen Apple and Jim would be much more fruitful for BOTH parties.

07-08-2002, 12:50 AM	#8
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Ooh, that sounds exciting...don't want to get our hopes up, but wouldn't it be neat to see Steve Jobs up there on the stage doing his usual OS X demo, and saying "Oh, by the way, this is the new beautiful Aquarium screen saver that's included in 10.2." Hehe...

07-11-2002, 10:12 PM	#10
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	This special version was built for Apple, and we would not have the “right” to offer it to anyone else, sorry. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

07-11-2002, 10:43 PM	#11
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Is it a crystal version? Does it have a different fish? "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-11-2002, 10:50 PM	#12
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	If there was a new fish, we would offer it to all. you of all people would have known if we were working on a new fish. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

07-12-2002, 08:49 AM	#13
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	How amusing. Not more than a week ago I sent the following email to suggestions@apple.com: "When ever I go into CompUSA, I'm amazed by the beautiful screen savers I see on the PCs. Realtime rendered streams with leaves falling in them, photorealistic fishtanks... the variety (and beauty) is stunning. They invariably draw me over to the machines and have me saying "Gee, I bet my Mac could do that." Prove it. Make at least one or two screen savers (or "screen effects" as you apparently now call them) for OS X that really show off the graphics and processing power. Photos of space are cool and all, but they're SO 80's. I want to see some OpenGL eye-candy that makes me question whether I'm looking at the real thing or not." Lo and behold, I see MacAquarium pop up on VersionTracker. I downloaded it and instantly registered it. I hope you can work out a deal with Apple to incorporate it into the OS (and maybe get a small commission on every copy of the OS sold).

07-18-2002, 02:09 PM	#14
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mac World Originally posted by Reichart We have armed a special person at Apple with a very special version of the Aquarium to be shown at MacWord next week. There is no promise it will be shown, So someone here will probably tell us. Anyone here at MWNY that has seen this? No sign of it in the keynote, but perhaps on some demo units on the show floor?