Question about keys

nytiger73 · 02-16-2007, 01:37 AM

I have purchased the various Aquarium products. I recently purchased a Mac Book Pro and was wondering if the keys that I purchased will work on a Mac installation, or will I need to purchase a new key for the products I wish to install on my Mac.

I know from a licensing standpoint, I am only supposed to install the screen savers on one machine, however, I was more wondering how the keys work.

Thanks.

feldon34 · 02-16-2007, 08:33 AM

Since the Mac Book Pro uses the Intel processor, you'll need Marine Aquarium 2.6, which is Intel native.

If you have a valid 2.6 license for Windows, I believe you can use the same key for the Mac.

Tiny Turtle · 02-16-2007, 08:36 AM

Jim's (i.e. the author's) licensing standpoint is that you're perfectly allowed to install it on all your computers.

/Tiny Opportunity

Jim Sachs · 02-16-2007, 09:31 AM

Yes, the basic policy is one key per household, regardless of which type of computers you have. My intention was that the PC key would work on the Mac, but due to technical issues, this didn't seem to be possible. Send an email to Prolific Customer Support, and they should be able to get you a Mac key. If you have any trouble, send me a Private Message.

nytiger73 · 02-18-2007, 11:33 AM

It looks like my Windows worked perfectly fine. I appreciate the quick responses that I received on this. I do have a question thats a little off topic. Will the 3.0 version of MA be compatible with Macs?

Thanks again.

Jim Sachs · 02-18-2007, 01:54 PM

When I finish it, I'll turn it over to Jim O'Connor to do the Mac conversion. He was very quick with the previous versions, but this may give him a little more trouble because of some DirectX-specific techniques (the Mac version is OpenGL).

02-16-2007, 01:37 AM	#1
nytiger73 Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 18	Question about keys I have purchased the various Aquarium products. I recently purchased a Mac Book Pro and was wondering if the keys that I purchased will work on a Mac installation, or will I need to purchase a new key for the products I wish to install on my Mac. I know from a licensing standpoint, I am only supposed to install the screen savers on one machine, however, I was more wondering how the keys work. Thanks.

02-16-2007, 08:33 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Since the Mac Book Pro uses the Intel processor, you'll need Marine Aquarium 2.6, which is Intel native. If you have a valid 2.6 license for Windows, I believe you can use the same key for the Mac. "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

02-16-2007, 08:36 AM	#3
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Jim's (i.e. the author's) licensing standpoint is that you're perfectly allowed to install it on all your computers. /Tiny Opportunity 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.

02-16-2007, 09:31 AM	#4
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,771	Yes, the basic policy is one key per household, regardless of which type of computers you have. My intention was that the PC key would work on the Mac, but due to technical issues, this didn't seem to be possible. Send an email to Prolific Customer Support, and they should be able to get you a Mac key. If you have any trouble, send me a Private Message. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-18-2007, 11:33 AM	#5
nytiger73 Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 18	Thank you. It looks like my Windows worked perfectly fine. I appreciate the quick responses that I received on this. I do have a question thats a little off topic. Will the 3.0 version of MA be compatible with Macs? Thanks again.

02-18-2007, 01:54 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,771	When I finish it, I'll turn it over to Jim O'Connor to do the Mac conversion. He was very quick with the previous versions, but this may give him a little more trouble because of some DirectX-specific techniques (the Mac version is OpenGL). Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium