Marine Aquarium 3 Rumors and Speculation - Page 22

Yodelking · 02-23-2007, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

3.0 will probably be released with the 2.0 fish, then upgraded as I complete each fish in the new format.

This sounds really nice. Will be great to see the new background and then get new versions and see the difference for every fish that is updated.
Will be like christmas for every updated fish we get.

I read that 50% of the background is done. What does that mean?
Are 50% of the objects done only or are the programming done for those objects so you have a half finished moving tank?

Jav400 · 02-23-2007, 03:54 PM

If I remember correctly Jim told me that he has 50% of the background objects done, maybe slightly more now. But in addition I think he has the camera panning working as well.

Wizwad · 02-23-2007, 04:03 PM

So there's a chance it might be done by October, then?

Jim Sachs · 02-23-2007, 04:51 PM

Jav has it right - about 50% of the objects are in the tank, many just hanging in space with no connective material. The camera is panning back and forth through the whole width. The resolution is far better than before, and people running it on a 1920x1280 monitor (or HDTV Plasma) shouldn't be disappointed.

Mark - there's at least a 1-in-12 chance that it will be done by some October.

Tiny Turtle · 02-23-2007, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

. . . The resolution is far better than before, and people running it on a 1920x1280 monitor (or HDTV Plasma) shouldn't be disappointed. . .

Nobody's doubting that...

Shinsa · 02-23-2007, 11:38 PM

[After awakening from his coma, Shinsa finds a brave new world to explore. Not to mention, seeing a few familiar faces!]

...I had this dream, and you were all there! Morgan, you were a Tin-man... Jav, you were a lion, and Patscarr, you were a scarecrow! And Jim, of course! You were the man behind the curtain, helping everyone!

OK, so thats pretty weird. Anyway, hello to everyone I knew before, in no particular order Jim, Morgan, Jav, Pat, TT and cjmaddy, and everyone I can't remember, and all you newbies that are now old timers. Its been a while. Just look at the forums log in message.

Welcome back, Shinsa
The time is now 09:36 PM.
You last visited: 03-12-2006 at 03:39 PM
11230 new posts in 517 topics since your last visit! (View New Posts)

You have no unread messages

Wow, gotta lot to catch up on. But whats this, no unread messages.

Yeah

, I know the system deactivated my account.

Anyway, good to be back, and good to see a new, big, aqurium nearing release I can't wait!

jleslie · 02-24-2007, 03:23 AM

Of course this would be better news if my 1920x1200 monitor didn't walk out the window at 12:35 am on Monday... (This is at work.) Apparently it was a trade for some muddy footprints, I think I lost out there...
:-(
John

patscarr · 02-24-2007, 03:24 AM

Great to have you back Shinsa!

ESHIREY · 02-24-2007, 01:25 PM

Yes, Welcome back.

Tiny Turtle · 02-25-2007, 05:19 PM

Look! It's the tiny green lizard! Long time no see...

sharklover · 02-27-2007, 12:21 AM

Will 3.0 have the quartz clock in it?

Jim Sachs · 02-27-2007, 12:34 AM

Yeah, I guess I'll have to find a place for it.

ESHIREY · 02-27-2007, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by sharklover:

Will 3.0 have the quartz clock in it?

And if it does I'm sure if you don't want it you'll be able to turn it off like you can now. Am I right on this Jim?

feldon34 · 02-27-2007, 03:35 PM

Considering that hint of reluctance I sense from "Yeah, I guess I'll have to find a place for it.", I'm pretty sure the Quartz will be optional.

Jim Sachs · 02-27-2007, 06:36 PM

Ha, ha - Right you are.

sharklover · 02-27-2007, 11:23 PM

Thanks that will be nice to have that option to cut it on or off.I was going to upgrade to 2.6 after seeing the demo but I'll just wait till 3.0 comes out.I'm looking foward to getting it.

Jim Sachs · 02-28-2007, 01:14 AM

It could be quite a wait - the night is not going well.

feldon34 · 02-28-2007, 08:24 AM

I hope you've got backups on memory sticks all over the house.

drfish · 02-28-2007, 09:09 AM

Backups carved into clay tablets couldn't hurt either...

feldon34 · 02-28-2007, 09:48 AM

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/...n/terastation/

The 2 TB model is now available for about $1,000 online.

It can be operated RAID5 meaning you have 1.5TB of usable storage and the other .5TB is used for striping and mirroring. If one of the 4 hard drives fails, the other 3 are used to reconstruct all the data. You can immediately start using the drive, but data from that "dead" hard drive will be slower to access as it is reconstructing.

And it's 1000Mbs (gigabit) Ethernet, so you can put it in a separate room from your computers.

I intend to get one soon, so all of my data is stored externally from my computer, so if my computer crashes, it has minimal impact.

02-23-2007, 03:38 PM	#421
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: 3.0 will probably be released with the 2.0 fish, then upgraded as I complete each fish in the new format. This sounds really nice. Will be great to see the new background and then get new versions and see the difference for every fish that is updated. Will be like christmas for every updated fish we get. I read that 50% of the background is done. What does that mean? Are 50% of the objects done only or are the programming done for those objects so you have a half finished moving tank? Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

02-23-2007, 03:54 PM	#422
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	If I remember correctly Jim told me that he has 50% of the background objects done, maybe slightly more now. But in addition I think he has the camera panning working as well. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

02-23-2007, 04:03 PM	#423
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	So there's a chance it might be done by October, then? Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

02-23-2007, 04:51 PM	#424
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Jav has it right - about 50% of the objects are in the tank, many just hanging in space with no connective material. The camera is panning back and forth through the whole width. The resolution is far better than before, and people running it on a 1920x1280 monitor (or HDTV Plasma) shouldn't be disappointed. Mark - there's at least a 1-in-12 chance that it will be done by some October. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-23-2007, 05:31 PM	#425
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: . . . The resolution is far better than before, and people running it on a 1920x1280 monitor (or HDTV Plasma) shouldn't be disappointed. . . Nobody's doubting that... 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.

02-23-2007, 11:38 PM	#426
Shinsa Registered Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 407	back from the depths... [After awakening from his coma, Shinsa finds a brave new world to explore. Not to mention, seeing a few familiar faces!] ...I had this dream, and you were all there! Morgan, you were a Tin-man... Jav, you were a lion, and Patscarr, you were a scarecrow! And Jim, of course! You were the man behind the curtain, helping everyone! OK, so thats pretty weird. Anyway, hello to everyone I knew before, in no particular order Jim, Morgan, Jav, Pat, TT and cjmaddy, and everyone I can't remember, and all you newbies that are now old timers. Its been a while. Just look at the forums log in message. Welcome back, Shinsa The time is now 09:36 PM. You last visited: 03-12-2006 at 03:39 PM 11230 new posts in 517 topics since your last visit! (View New Posts) You have no unread messages Wow, gotta lot to catch up on. But whats this, no unread messages. Yeah , I know the system deactivated my account. Anyway, good to be back, and good to see a new, big, aqurium nearing release I can't wait! Bob "When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." _______________________________________________

02-24-2007, 03:23 AM	#427
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	Of course this would be better news if my 1920x1200 monitor didn't walk out the window at 12:35 am on Monday... (This is at work.) Apparently it was a trade for some muddy footprints, I think I lost out there... :-( John

02-24-2007, 03:24 AM	#428
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Great to have you back Shinsa! Patrick

02-24-2007, 01:25 PM	#429
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Yes, Welcome back. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

02-25-2007, 05:19 PM	#430
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Look! It's the tiny green lizard! Long time no see... 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.

02-27-2007, 12:21 AM	#431
sharklover Registered Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 14	Will 3.0 have the quartz clock in it?

02-27-2007, 12:34 AM	#432
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Yeah, I guess I'll have to find a place for it. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-27-2007, 03:19 PM	#433
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Originally posted by sharklover: Will 3.0 have the quartz clock in it? And if it does I'm sure if you don't want it you'll be able to turn it off like you can now. Am I right on this Jim? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

02-27-2007, 03:35 PM	#434
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Considering that hint of reluctance I sense from "Yeah, I guess I'll have to find a place for it.", I'm pretty sure the Quartz will be optional. "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

02-27-2007, 06:36 PM	#435
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Ha, ha - Right you are. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-27-2007, 11:23 PM	#436
sharklover Registered Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 14	Thanks that will be nice to have that option to cut it on or off.I was going to upgrade to 2.6 after seeing the demo but I'll just wait till 3.0 comes out.I'm looking foward to getting it.

02-28-2007, 01:14 AM	#437
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	It could be quite a wait - the night is not going well. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-28-2007, 08:24 AM	#438
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I hope you've got backups on memory sticks all over the house. "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

02-28-2007, 09:09 AM	#439
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Backups carved into clay tablets couldn't hurt either... I don't watch commercials.

02-28-2007, 09:48 AM	#440
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	http://www.buffalotech.com/products/...n/terastation/ The 2 TB model is now available for about $1,000 online. It can be operated RAID5 meaning you have 1.5TB of usable storage and the other .5TB is used for striping and mirroring. If one of the 4 hard drives fails, the other 3 are used to reconstruct all the data. You can immediately start using the drive, but data from that "dead" hard drive will be slower to access as it is reconstructing. And it's 1000Mbs (gigabit) Ethernet, so you can put it in a separate room from your computers. I intend to get one soon, so all of my data is stored externally from my computer, so if my computer crashes, it has minimal impact. "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