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patscarr · 04-26-2002, 07:08 AM

Jim, you're working toward a total of 5 SereneScreen Savers, right? At roughly 20 bucks a piece, plus 2 creature packages per saver at 10 dollars each, that's about 200 dollars for all five with all the fixins. At some point, when all five are finished, you'll probably offer a package deal on your website. Buy all five with all the add-ons for 180 dollars, or something like that, don't you think? Have you thought about offering this option to the forum members NOW? I'd be willing to give you my 180 dollars now, as a sort of investment in the future of your company. You get my money now to use anyway you see fit, if all goes well, I get all five screen savers with all the extras over the next five years or so. You could generate a lot of cash quickly this way. There would be no refunds of course, all investments are risky. If you die (God forbid) or your bussiness goes belly up (knock on wood) I would get nothing. What do you think? It sounds good but I didn't think it through clearly enough I'm sure. There's probably lots of holes in this idea. Any other forum members willing to fork 180 bucks over to Jim now to recieve all the SereneScreen savers over the next five years?

Tiny Turtle · 04-26-2002, 07:14 AM

Nope

Yellow Tang · 04-26-2002, 07:42 AM

I would buy some shares of Jim's company, maybe "Jim Sachs Serene Screens Inc.". But unfortunately, i think there are no plans for an I.P.O.

Yodelking · 04-26-2002, 04:38 PM

Patscar: You've seen how many mails there are about "When does the next version come?". How many more mails would come if you paid in advance? Or if Jim would change the priority of his schedule and to like now, a make the fresh-water tank instead of a 3D background. Some people perhaps rather wants the butterflies and if they payed in advance, the change of plans would upset them.
But a reduced price for some of the SerenceScreen's if you already bought the others would be nice.

Jim Sachs · 04-28-2002, 09:41 AM

No reason to add more pressure by taking advance money. In fact, I'm off for a couple of days right now in Denver figuring out where I want to live the rest of my life. Going biking in Deer Creek Canyon in a few minutes.

patscarr · 04-28-2002, 02:04 PM

Colorado or the Bahamas? Hmmmmm. Tough choice.

Jim Sachs · 04-29-2002, 12:18 AM

Land search was disappointing today. All the lots were too small to build a house plus a soundstage.

Yellow Tang · 04-29-2002, 03:18 AM

What is a soundstage? Never heard this word...

feldon34 · 04-29-2002, 09:20 AM

A stage, for shooting a movie or TV show, where you have complete control over the sound.

Yellow Tang · 04-30-2002, 02:13 AM

Thanks, Morgan. Hope Jim will find a nice place...

patscarr · 04-30-2002, 09:35 AM

Seems like we need to update Jim's timeline a bit...

Vacation-Buy a house
upgrade to DirectX7
Vacation-Move into the house
Freshwater Aquarium
Vacation-Remodel the house
Saltwater Aquarium 3D background
Vacation-Swear at the house, (Did you ever see "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks?)
Butterfly Garden
Vacation-Sell the house
Saltwater Aquarium creature package 1 and 2
Vacation-Swiss Alps
Terrarium
Vacation-Timbuktoo
Bird Sanctuary
???

Is that about right?

feldon34 · 04-30-2002, 10:42 AM

Will Ware is doing the DirectX 7 translation.

I think the creature packages are before the butterfly garden.

Most people get 2-3 weeks of vacation a year. He took 1 week last year and less than 2 weeks this year. And he works on Saturdays.

Gerty · 05-08-2002, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by feldon23
Jim, may I recommend a new avatar image?

Cute, Feldon! I like the image with the tropical drink!!! That was a good one! Looks like Jim had a good time in the Bahamas! Hope the house hunting (or place to move & live) goes well!

But seriously, Jim, I like the new avatar you did. That is a very nice photo of you. Seems like a lot of people in here now have photos of themselves as their avatar image. Very nice everyone!

Aloha from Paradise (where I live and work! And get to vacation when I have visitors

)
Gerty

patscarr · 05-23-2002, 07:33 PM

Upgrade to DirectX 7
Freshwater Aquarium
Saltwater Aquarium 3D background
Saltwater Aquarium creature package 1 and 2
Butterfly Garden
Terrarium
Bird Sanctuary

Is the DirectX 7 translation finished?

apollo · 05-24-2002, 07:06 AM

Hey patscarr, you forgot vacation-Timbuktoo

Axle · 06-11-2002, 08:12 AM

Originally posted by feldon23
Most people get 2-3 weeks of vacation a year. He took 1 week last year and less than 2 weeks this year. And he works on Saturdays.

You mean he's not working on sundays? Wheres the commitment?!?

hehe joking.....

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
In fact, I'm off for a couple of days right now in Denver figuring out where I want to live the rest of my life.

You know Australia is nice.....ever been to the barrier reef? (i havent but i heard its got some nice reef fish haha

)

Jim Sachs · 06-11-2002, 09:20 AM

All day Sunday.
I went to Australia many times during my Air Force years, and love it. Only as far north as Alice Springs, though -- not the Great Barrier Reef.

patscarr · 06-12-2002, 10:26 AM

My turn for a vacation guys and gals. I'm off to NY to visit family and friends for a month. I'm so excited to EAT when I get back home, anything, anywhere, as long as it is not KOREAN food! That's what I miss most from home, the food! Anyways, I'm sure I'll be popping in here from time to time, otherwise I would go through withdrawl symptoms or something.

Tiny Turtle · 06-12-2002, 03:25 PM

I guess it would take an American to travel away from the Soccer World Cup when you have it at home...

/Tiny Prejudice (I'm joking here guys, OK?)

drfish · 06-13-2002, 01:11 PM

Maybe he wants to be closer to the Stanley Cup finals, game 5 is tonight... Go Wings!!!

Besides, Hockey is WAY cooler than soccer...

*ducks*

04-26-2002, 07:08 AM	#21
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Jim, you're working toward a total of 5 SereneScreen Savers, right? At roughly 20 bucks a piece, plus 2 creature packages per saver at 10 dollars each, that's about 200 dollars for all five with all the fixins. At some point, when all five are finished, you'll probably offer a package deal on your website. Buy all five with all the add-ons for 180 dollars, or something like that, don't you think? Have you thought about offering this option to the forum members NOW? I'd be willing to give you my 180 dollars now, as a sort of investment in the future of your company. You get my money now to use anyway you see fit, if all goes well, I get all five screen savers with all the extras over the next five years or so. You could generate a lot of cash quickly this way. There would be no refunds of course, all investments are risky. If you die (God forbid) or your bussiness goes belly up (knock on wood) I would get nothing. What do you think? It sounds good but I didn't think it through clearly enough I'm sure. There's probably lots of holes in this idea. Any other forum members willing to fork 180 bucks over to Jim now to recieve all the SereneScreen savers over the next five years? Patrick

04-26-2002, 07:14 AM	#22
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Nope Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-26-2002, 04:38 PM	#24
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	Patscar: You've seen how many mails there are about "When does the next version come?". How many more mails would come if you paid in advance? Or if Jim would change the priority of his schedule and to like now, a make the fresh-water tank instead of a 3D background. Some people perhaps rather wants the butterflies and if they payed in advance, the change of plans would upset them. But a reduced price for some of the SerenceScreen's if you already bought the others would be nice. Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

04-28-2002, 09:41 AM	#25
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	No reason to add more pressure by taking advance money. In fact, I'm off for a couple of days right now in Denver figuring out where I want to live the rest of my life. Going biking in Deer Creek Canyon in a few minutes. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-28-2002, 02:04 PM	#26
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Colorado or the Bahamas? Hmmmmm. Tough choice. Patrick

04-26-2002, 07:42 AM	#23
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	I would buy some shares of Jim's company, maybe "Jim Sachs Serene Screens Inc.". But unfortunately, i think there are no plans for an I.P.O.

04-29-2002, 12:18 AM	#27
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	Land search was disappointing today. All the lots were too small to build a house plus a soundstage. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-29-2002, 03:18 AM	#28
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	What is a soundstage? Never heard this word...

04-29-2002, 09:20 AM	#29
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	A stage, for shooting a movie or TV show, where you have complete control over the sound. "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

04-30-2002, 02:13 AM	#30
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Thanks, Morgan. Hope Jim will find a nice place...

04-30-2002, 09:35 AM	#31
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Seems like we need to update Jim's timeline a bit... Vacation-Buy a house upgrade to DirectX7 Vacation-Move into the house Freshwater Aquarium Vacation-Remodel the house Saltwater Aquarium 3D background Vacation-Swear at the house, (Did you ever see "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks?) Butterfly Garden Vacation-Sell the house Saltwater Aquarium creature package 1 and 2 Vacation-Swiss Alps Terrarium Vacation-Timbuktoo Bird Sanctuary ??? Is that about right? Patrick

04-30-2002, 10:42 AM	#32
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Will Ware is doing the DirectX 7 translation. I think the creature packages are before the butterfly garden. Most people get 2-3 weeks of vacation a year. He took 1 week last year and less than 2 weeks this year. And he works on Saturdays. "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

05-08-2002, 06:28 PM	#33
Gerty Somewhat Confused Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 83	Avatar Image Originally posted by feldon23 Jim, may I recommend a new avatar image? Cute, Feldon! I like the image with the tropical drink!!! That was a good one! Looks like Jim had a good time in the Bahamas! Hope the house hunting (or place to move & live) goes well! But seriously, Jim, I like the new avatar you did. That is a very nice photo of you. Seems like a lot of people in here now have photos of themselves as their avatar image. Very nice everyone! Aloha from Paradise (where I live and work! And get to vacation when I have visitors ) Gerty Last edited by Gerty; 05-08-2002 at 06:37 PM.

05-23-2002, 07:33 PM	#34
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Upgrade to DirectX 7 Freshwater Aquarium Saltwater Aquarium 3D background Saltwater Aquarium creature package 1 and 2 Butterfly Garden Terrarium Bird Sanctuary Is the DirectX 7 translation finished? Patrick

05-24-2002, 07:06 AM	#35
apollo Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Coast Posts: 58	Hey patscarr, you forgot vacation-Timbuktoo

06-11-2002, 08:12 AM	#36
Axle Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 59	Originally posted by feldon23 Most people get 2-3 weeks of vacation a year. He took 1 week last year and less than 2 weeks this year. And he works on Saturdays. You mean he's not working on sundays? Wheres the commitment?!? hehe joking..... Originally posted by Jim Sachs In fact, I'm off for a couple of days right now in Denver figuring out where I want to live the rest of my life. You know Australia is nice.....ever been to the barrier reef? (i havent but i heard its got some nice reef fish haha ) Axle Foley Avid User of SereneScreen Aquarium

06-11-2002, 09:20 AM	#37
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,787	All day Sunday. I went to Australia many times during my Air Force years, and love it. Only as far north as Alice Springs, though -- not the Great Barrier Reef. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium Last edited by Jim Sachs; 06-11-2002 at 09:25 AM.

06-12-2002, 10:26 AM	#38
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	My turn for a vacation guys and gals. I'm off to NY to visit family and friends for a month. I'm so excited to EAT when I get back home, anything, anywhere, as long as it is not KOREAN food! That's what I miss most from home, the food! Anyways, I'm sure I'll be popping in here from time to time, otherwise I would go through withdrawl symptoms or something. Patrick

06-12-2002, 03:25 PM	#39
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	I guess it would take an American to travel away from the Soccer World Cup when you have it at home... /Tiny Prejudice (I'm joking here guys, OK?) Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

06-13-2002, 01:11 PM	#40
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Maybe he wants to be closer to the Stanley Cup finals, game 5 is tonight... Go Wings!!! Besides, Hockey is WAY cooler than soccer... ducks I don't watch commercials.