Marine Aquarium 3 Rumors and Speculation - Page 52

cohiba420 · 01-22-2008, 03:10 PM

Hello everyone... its been so quiet on this forum... just though Id check in and see if there is still a pulse out there. :-)

Any news good sir Mr. Sachs?

Jim Sachs · 01-22-2008, 05:51 PM

You haven't noticed the flurry of messages lately regarding MA3? It will be in Alpha testing in a couple of days.

Tiny Turtle · 01-22-2008, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

You haven't noticed the flurry of messages lately regarding MA3? It will be in Alpha testing in a couple of days.

Cohiba,
And by "alpha testing", Jim means "early beta testing" - it's not like it's a concept version or anything.

Jim Sachs · 01-22-2008, 07:05 PM

Technically it's in an Alpha state. There are major features, like collision-avoidance and user interfaces that aren't even there yet. Beta-testing usually refers to a product in which all the major pieces are in place, and you're just looking for bugs.

The real Beta-testing phase on my programs is usually fairly short, since I test every line of code for problems as I put it in. One of the companies I worked for had a programmer who just threw everything together and let the Beta-testers sort it out. That company loved my code because it usually worked the first time, and only minor things needed to be changed.

cohiba420 · 01-22-2008, 07:13 PM

That is Great to hear! I just noticed a slight 'lull' in the normal flurry of postings... so I thought I'd check in.

But now... I'M SO freaking EXCITED!!! (I realize it will be some time before we see anything, but hey, if Ive been able to wait this many years and still be excited, I can hang on until this masterpiece is complete.)

A big "Thanks" (again) to you Jim, and everyone else who works so hard to bring this to life!

Warm Regards, :-)

Alex

cohiba420 · 01-22-2008, 07:19 PM

Ah-ha... I just read the last few pages in the "wishlist" section of this forum...which I normally dont dig into. All caught up now on the latest 'happenings'. :-)

even more excited!!!!!!

Jim Sachs · 01-22-2008, 09:33 PM

Yeah, we've done a fairly poor job of keeping the MA3 talk confined to one thread. I'll try to do better.

Tiny Turtle · 01-23-2008, 08:04 AM

Jim, My bad. - I really thought you had that sorted. Sorry.

Yodelking · 01-24-2008, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

You haven't noticed the flurry of messages lately regarding MA3? It will be in Alpha testing in a couple of days.

Couple of days?!? Come on bring it on!!

I dreamt about MA3 the other day, it looked very impressive... hehe
I think I've been watching the forum too much, if I'm starting to dream about installing MA3...

Tiny Turtle · 01-24-2008, 05:12 PM

He's probably waiting until the 6th so I will be off to Thailand and will have to wait another three weeks to see it.

patscarr · 01-25-2008, 03:22 AM

Three weeks in Thailand?! Wow! That's some honeymoon!

Tiny Turtle · 01-25-2008, 08:43 AM

Yep.
We've decided to just have the first two and last two nights reserved and chose the rest as it comes.

The first two nights we'll spend at the Krabi Sheraton with the intent to not leave the hotel area for two days to force Linda's brain to figure out she's on vacation and doesn't have to worry about deadlines and such.

/T2

Yodelking · 01-25-2008, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

He's probably waiting until the 6th so I will be off to Thailand and will have to wait another three weeks to see it.

Haha, I can live with waiting until 6th, if that will makes Tiny have to wait even 3 more weeks... MUHHAAAHA!!!

Tiny, have a lovely vacation, you'll see nice fish in Thailand anyway.

Tiny Turtle · 01-25-2008, 11:32 AM

Tack. Will do.

ESHIREY · 01-25-2008, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

Yep.
We've decided to just have the first two and last two nights reserved and chose the rest as it comes.

The first two nights we'll spend at the Krabi Sheraton with the intent to not leave the hotel area for two days to force Linda's brain to figure out she's on vacation and doesn't have to worry about deadlines and such.

/T2

I'm sure you can clear her mind.
Have a great time Buddy.

IXNAY · 01-27-2008, 04:34 AM

Hey, great news about MA3

can't wait to see anything...

@Tiny: I will visit Thailand in March for three weeks. Finished university by then, and that will be a present to myself. Have fun there and enjoy the sun!!!

Derrek · 01-28-2008, 08:03 AM

A week or so ago you said that in a couple days MA3 would be going out to the beta testers. Has this happened yet? If not may I ask what is holding you up at the moment? Also if it did goto the beta testers are they allowed to discuss their impressions of it with the regular forum members?

Jav400 · 01-28-2008, 08:11 AM

To start with it's not a Beta, only an Alpha at this point, there is a big difference, but no it hasn't happened yet. Jim wanted to rethink certain areas and went out for some new shots and inspiration for some areas in the tank.

And lastly no, testers are not allowed to discuss findings on the open forum, post shots, or make claims. Those will only ever come from Jim, Morgan or I here, until it is openly released to the public.

Derrek · 01-28-2008, 08:41 AM

ok thanks for the info

Jim Sachs · 01-28-2008, 11:28 AM

I had a very productive day yesterday, and MA3 will go to the testers today.

01-22-2008, 03:10 PM	#1021
cohiba420 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 63	quiet out there... Hello everyone... its been so quiet on this forum... just though Id check in and see if there is still a pulse out there. :-) Any news good sir Mr. Sachs?

01-22-2008, 05:51 PM	#1022
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	You haven't noticed the flurry of messages lately regarding MA3? It will be in Alpha testing in a couple of days. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

01-22-2008, 06:37 PM	#1023
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: You haven't noticed the flurry of messages lately regarding MA3? It will be in Alpha testing in a couple of days. Cohiba, And by "alpha testing", Jim means "early beta testing" - it's not like it's a concept version or anything. 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.

01-22-2008, 07:05 PM	#1024
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Technically it's in an Alpha state. There are major features, like collision-avoidance and user interfaces that aren't even there yet. Beta-testing usually refers to a product in which all the major pieces are in place, and you're just looking for bugs. The real Beta-testing phase on my programs is usually fairly short, since I test every line of code for problems as I put it in. One of the companies I worked for had a programmer who just threw everything together and let the Beta-testers sort it out. That company loved my code because it usually worked the first time, and only minor things needed to be changed. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

01-22-2008, 07:13 PM	#1025
cohiba420 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 63	Great! That is Great to hear! I just noticed a slight 'lull' in the normal flurry of postings... so I thought I'd check in. But now... I'M SO freaking EXCITED!!! (I realize it will be some time before we see anything, but hey, if Ive been able to wait this many years and still be excited, I can hang on until this masterpiece is complete.) A big "Thanks" (again) to you Jim, and everyone else who works so hard to bring this to life! Warm Regards, :-) Alex

01-22-2008, 07:19 PM	#1026
cohiba420 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 63	do'h! Ah-ha... I just read the last few pages in the "wishlist" section of this forum...which I normally dont dig into. All caught up now on the latest 'happenings'. :-) even more excited!!!!!!

01-22-2008, 09:33 PM	#1027
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Yeah, we've done a fairly poor job of keeping the MA3 talk confined to one thread. I'll try to do better. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

01-23-2008, 08:04 AM	#1028
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Jim, My bad. - I really thought you had that sorted. Sorry. 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.

01-24-2008, 01:12 PM	#1029
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: You haven't noticed the flurry of messages lately regarding MA3? It will be in Alpha testing in a couple of days. Couple of days?!? Come on bring it on!! I dreamt about MA3 the other day, it looked very impressive... hehe I think I've been watching the forum too much, if I'm starting to dream about installing MA3... Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

01-24-2008, 05:12 PM	#1030
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	He's probably waiting until the 6th so I will be off to Thailand and will have to wait another three weeks to see it. 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.

01-25-2008, 03:22 AM	#1031
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Three weeks in Thailand?! Wow! That's some honeymoon! Patrick

01-25-2008, 08:43 AM	#1032
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Yep. We've decided to just have the first two and last two nights reserved and chose the rest as it comes. The first two nights we'll spend at the Krabi Sheraton with the intent to not leave the hotel area for two days to force Linda's brain to figure out she's on vacation and doesn't have to worry about deadlines and such. /T2 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.

01-25-2008, 10:36 AM	#1033
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: He's probably waiting until the 6th so I will be off to Thailand and will have to wait another three weeks to see it. Haha, I can live with waiting until 6th, if that will makes Tiny have to wait even 3 more weeks... MUHHAAAHA!!! Tiny, have a lovely vacation, you'll see nice fish in Thailand anyway. Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

01-25-2008, 11:32 AM	#1034
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Tack. Will do. 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.

01-25-2008, 01:34 PM	#1035
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: Yep. We've decided to just have the first two and last two nights reserved and chose the rest as it comes. The first two nights we'll spend at the Krabi Sheraton with the intent to not leave the hotel area for two days to force Linda's brain to figure out she's on vacation and doesn't have to worry about deadlines and such. /T2 I'm sure you can clear her mind. Have a great time Buddy. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

01-27-2008, 04:34 AM	#1036
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Hey, great news about MA3 can't wait to see anything... @Tiny: I will visit Thailand in March for three weeks. Finished university by then, and that will be a present to myself. Have fun there and enjoy the sun!!! IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

01-28-2008, 08:03 AM	#1037
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	A week or so ago you said that in a couple days MA3 would be going out to the beta testers. Has this happened yet? If not may I ask what is holding you up at the moment? Also if it did goto the beta testers are they allowed to discuss their impressions of it with the regular forum members?

01-28-2008, 08:11 AM	#1038
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	To start with it's not a Beta, only an Alpha at this point, there is a big difference, but no it hasn't happened yet. Jim wanted to rethink certain areas and went out for some new shots and inspiration for some areas in the tank. And lastly no, testers are not allowed to discuss findings on the open forum, post shots, or make claims. Those will only ever come from Jim, Morgan or I here, until it is openly released to the public. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

01-28-2008, 08:41 AM	#1039
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	ok thanks for the info

01-28-2008, 11:28 AM	#1040
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I had a very productive day yesterday, and MA3 will go to the testers today. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium