Wide Version update? - Page 7

feldon34 · 07-31-2003, 12:16 AM

No signs of Widescreen 2.0 yet.

Reichart · 07-31-2003, 11:22 AM

Not ready yet. But we are still working on it.

55MHz · 08-01-2003, 12:55 AM

any approximate date/ time frame for release?

kona001 · 08-04-2003, 10:29 AM

Can't wait until the widescreen comes out

qbus · 12-23-2003, 01:13 AM

Any news yet?

Reichart · 12-23-2003, 12:57 PM

Please accept my apology. We have been swamped. The really annoying thing is that it is 95% done. But the lead programmer’s priorities are our clients first (we do many things here, including “fix” other people’s code).

Usually when someone comes to us, they are in panic. This past few months has been non-stop firefighting. This same programmer is also finishing Sharks.

So the order for him is:
Client fire fighting.
Sharks
WideScreen
New features in all screen savers (like built in specification tracking).

If I were to give an ETA, it looks like Jan 15 right now for HD (widescreen).

feldon34 · 12-23-2003, 01:40 PM

You've mentioned HD in the past. So the coral background has been redone in a higher resolution, is this 1600x1200?

albert · 12-23-2003, 01:56 PM

Reichart,

Thanks for the update. I'm sure everyone understands the delays associated with software development. Good products take time. Look forward to giving the new version a try.

--Al

cjmaddy · 12-24-2003, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by Reichart
.... This same programmer is also finishing Xxxxxx.

So the order for him is:
Client fire fighting.
Xxxxxx
WideScreen
New features in all screen savers (like built in specification tracking).

If I were to give an ETA, it looks like Jan 15 right now for HD (widescreen).

Did anyone else notice this? ...... or is it now public?

drfish · 12-24-2003, 02:13 PM

Sharks has been on the front page of LifeGlobe's site for some time now...

cjmaddy · 12-24-2003, 04:23 PM

Ah! .....'Coming Soon' ..... I hadn't seen that! ..... just like 'The Marine Aquarium DVD'

Sorry about that folks!

..... This isn't me, - it's my Evil Twin intruding from a parallel universe!

Wizwad · 12-24-2003, 04:49 PM

Hah! Of course it is! (Looks at Cliff sceptically.) So where was your little black goatee beard then? Hm? Hm?

Tiny Turtle · 12-30-2003, 02:02 AM

Here?

cjmaddy · 12-30-2003, 06:10 AM

He's back! .....

.................... nice one!

Marian Nichols · 12-30-2003, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by cjmaddy
He's back! .....

.................... nice one!

That seem to me, needs a pair of highly polish horns set just below the hairline high on the forehead,

cjmaddy · 12-30-2003, 07:00 AM

Don't give him ideas. - he'll do it!

Tiny Turtle · 12-30-2003, 08:52 AM

Already done 'em – but I didn't think they were neither PC nor nC enough so they had to go.

/Tiny Katla

drfish · 01-22-2004, 11:37 AM

I'm going to be upgrading my HTPC in the very near future:
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N82E16811190003 - Athenatech Case
N82E16820141421 - 256MB PC3200 kit
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And the main reason I'm putting in such a fast processor is to help me fold. However, my HTPC also runs the widescreen version of the aquarium full time but as has been discussed before it conflicts with the folding client... The problem has been solved in the normal version of the aquarium, but not addressed in the widescreen... Will it be? Has is been already? Ideally I'd like to have it exactly the same as it is now (with the new fish of course), but only use a few percent of my CPU... Will this be the case? ETA? Thanks!

feldon34 · 02-12-2004, 12:40 PM

Marine Aquarium 2 'HD' has now entered beta testing.

Despite the HD moniker, the background resolution is still 1024x768 or 1280x720, depending on whether you choose to run the Aquarium in Widescreen. It's a single download of the Aquarium for both 26-fish versions.

Reichart · 02-12-2004, 02:33 PM

Q: Despite the HD moniker, the background resolution is still 1024x768 or 1280x720.

A: This implies something, that while mostly semantics, I want to address.

We have two products:

a. Marine Aquarium; which has only 1024x768, no support for multiple monitors.

b. Marine Aquarium HD; supports the higher resolution of 1280x720, and also supports multiple monitors. Because it supports these two features, we changed it from the name “Wide” to “HD” (High definition), and in addition, if we have things that take up more memory (and therefore require longer downloads) we would put them in the HD version. This way people can get the product quickly, and for the few people that have “special needs” they can get more cool features, for free.

We plan to make HD versions of most of our products.

07-31-2003, 12:16 AM	#121
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	No signs of Widescreen 2.0 yet. "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

07-31-2003, 11:22 AM	#122
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Not ready yet. But we are still working on it. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

08-01-2003, 12:55 AM	#123
55MHz Registered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CA Posts: 29	any approximate date/ time frame for release? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -your ad could be here- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

08-04-2003, 10:29 AM	#124
kona001 New Husband and new Aquarium Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 318	Can't wait until the widescreen comes out "We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail"-W2

12-23-2003, 12:57 PM	#126
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Please accept my apology. We have been swamped. The really annoying thing is that it is 95% done. But the lead programmer’s priorities are our clients first (we do many things here, including “fix” other people’s code). Usually when someone comes to us, they are in panic. This past few months has been non-stop firefighting. This same programmer is also finishing Sharks. So the order for him is: Client fire fighting. Sharks WideScreen New features in all screen savers (like built in specification tracking). If I were to give an ETA, it looks like Jan 15 right now for HD (widescreen). *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

12-23-2003, 01:13 AM	#125
qbus Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14	Any news yet?

12-23-2003, 01:40 PM	#127
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	You've mentioned HD in the past. So the coral background has been redone in a higher resolution, is this 1600x1200? "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

12-23-2003, 01:56 PM	#128
albert Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 12	Reichart, Thanks for the update. I'm sure everyone understands the delays associated with software development. Good products take time. Look forward to giving the new version a try. --Al

12-24-2003, 11:24 AM	#129
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Originally posted by Reichart .... This same programmer is also finishing Xxxxxx. So the order for him is: Client fire fighting. Xxxxxx WideScreen New features in all screen savers (like built in specification tracking). If I were to give an ETA, it looks like Jan 15 right now for HD (widescreen). Did anyone else notice this? ...... or is it now public?

12-24-2003, 02:13 PM	#130
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Sharks has been on the front page of LifeGlobe's site for some time now... I don't watch commercials.

12-24-2003, 04:23 PM	#131
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Ah! .....'Coming Soon' ..... I hadn't seen that! ..... just like 'The Marine Aquarium DVD' Sorry about that folks! ..... This isn't me, - it's my Evil Twin intruding from a parallel universe!

12-24-2003, 04:49 PM	#132
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12-30-2003, 06:10 AM	#134
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	He's back! ..... .................... nice one!

12-30-2003, 06:55 AM	#135
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Originally posted by cjmaddy He's back! ..... .................... nice one! That seem to me, needs a pair of highly polish horns set just below the hairline high on the forehead, Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

12-30-2003, 07:00 AM	#136
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Don't give him ideas. - he'll do it!

12-30-2003, 08:52 AM	#137
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Already done 'em – but I didn't think they were neither PC nor nC enough so they had to go. /Tiny Katla 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.

01-22-2004, 11:37 AM	#138
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	I'm going to be upgrading my HTPC in the very near future: <font size=1> From Newegg: N82E16813152024 - Chaintech Mobo N82E16811190003 - Athenatech Case N82E16820141421 - 256MB PC3200 kit N82E16819103336 - Athlon XP 2400+ </font> And the main reason I'm putting in such a fast processor is to help me fold. However, my HTPC also runs the widescreen version of the aquarium full time but as has been discussed before it conflicts with the folding client... The problem has been solved in the normal version of the aquarium, but not addressed in the widescreen... Will it be? Has is been already? Ideally I'd like to have it exactly the same as it is now (with the new fish of course), but only use a few percent of my CPU... Will this be the case? ETA? Thanks! I don't watch commercials.

02-12-2004, 12:40 PM	#139
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Marine Aquarium 2 'HD' has now entered beta testing. Despite the HD moniker, the background resolution is still 1024x768 or 1280x720, depending on whether you choose to run the Aquarium in Widescreen. It's a single download of the Aquarium for both 26-fish versions. "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

02-12-2004, 02:33 PM	#140
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Q: Despite the HD moniker, the background resolution is still 1024x768 or 1280x720. A: This implies something, that while mostly semantics, I want to address. We have two products: a. Marine Aquarium; which has only 1024x768, no support for multiple monitors. b. Marine Aquarium HD; supports the higher resolution of 1280x720, and also supports multiple monitors. Because it supports these two features, we changed it from the name “Wide” to “HD” (High definition), and in addition, if we have things that take up more memory (and therefore require longer downloads) we would put them in the HD version. This way people can get the product quickly, and for the few people that have “special needs” they can get more cool features, for free. We plan to make HD versions of most of our products. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.