Old versions?

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 06:11 AM

I seem to remember someone hosting all the old releases of Sachs Aquarium, I am looking for the very early releases, thought I had them but cannot find. I have searched the forum for hours but cannot find any mention so I amwondering if it was posted on the original forum years ago?

I would just like to run the oldest one I can find to compare. (I will run through VMWare)

Jim Sachs · 10-30-2008, 08:13 AM

I don't think Cliff ever throws anything away.

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 08:26 AM

Cliff any chance of uploading your oldest version somewhere? I noticed Socrates has found 99D anyone with an older version that can be uploaded?

Jav400 · 10-30-2008, 08:52 AM

I'm sure I have them all at home somewhere, but I would have to dig for them in an old drive

cjmaddy · 10-30-2008, 09:26 AM

The oldest I can find on my hard drive are....

v99L (Aquarium99L.exe 13/09/2001)(1.132 KB)
v1.1 (AquariumV11.exe 21/02/2002)(1.028 KB).
v1.1wide (AquariumV11-wide-0328.exe 27/06/2002)(1,051 KB)

But I can't get the 1.1wide to work correctly on a modern LCD, - the way it did on a Sony Trinitron CRT, ie wide-screen. - It's now all squished tall and thin, and full screen height!

feldon34 · 10-30-2008, 11:00 AM

I've got a CD of old versions somewhere. Dozens of the "99" series.

Edit: No luck finding it on a quick pass of my CDs though.

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 11:04 AM

Oohh can we have some of them on an upload site please

cjmaddy · 10-30-2008, 11:17 AM

Looks like my 99L isn't needed...

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 11:41 AM

Just found 99H.exe 19-March-2001 on a russian ftp

ftp://ftp.iem.ac.ru/windows/ssaver/Aquarium99H.exe

I seem to remember the filename was different before this release?

feldon34 · 10-30-2008, 11:43 AM

Again I can't find mine right now, so Cliff if you've got any, you're welcome to post.

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 12:02 PM

Jim

I still have my old serial number for this version, but for those who don't would you have any issue with providing one so people can see how it has changed over the years?

cjmaddy · 10-30-2008, 12:23 PM

This is my 99L. - I can't get it to accept the Keycode I have, but it may accept yours....

www.cjmaddy.co.uk/forum/Aquarium99L.exe

DaleArden · 10-30-2008, 01:03 PM

How do you get these to run with windows xp ? It sets the ntdvm ( sp? ) process going , which is the 16 bit compatability process , right ? But nothing else happens .

Going to be installing a Radeon 9550 card on my desktop in just a few hours . I know almost everyone favours GeForce , but all the nVidia cards in the store were in opened boxes .

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 01:11 PM

Didn't have to do anything they just worked with XP Pro on my laptop.

Cliff it works with my original serial number thanks. 99H stored the serial viewable in the registry and 99L encrypted it.

Jim Sachs · 10-30-2008, 02:28 PM

Gee, if I had known they would become collector's items, I would have kept them myself.

MadBob · 10-30-2008, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Gee, if I had known they would become collector's items, I would have kept them myself.

Well if you *cough* end up waiting 6 years for an update things become antique

Yellow Tang · 11-03-2008, 11:55 AM

Well, there is a 99D version here. It works with my WinXP, so try it out!

Yellow Tang · 11-03-2008, 12:03 PM

You will also love this version, as far as I know it was one of the last versions with really fast swimming fishies.
And it is the wide-screen version (you have to adjust your screen manually eventually).

MadBob · 11-03-2008, 05:15 PM

Anyone got an earlier version than .99D

Watch out for the widescreen version .99K if you try to focre wide it flickers on and off with the only way out being a reboot

Tiny Turtle · 11-04-2008, 03:29 AM

Originally posted by MadBob:

Anyone got an earlier version than .99D?

Not very likely as 99D was the first publicly available version. I'm not sure of the release date, but 99E was mid-December 2000 and added the Addis Butterfly, the Wimplefish and the first French Angel.

10-30-2008, 06:11 AM	#1
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Old versions? I seem to remember someone hosting all the old releases of Sachs Aquarium, I am looking for the very early releases, thought I had them but cannot find. I have searched the forum for hours but cannot find any mention so I amwondering if it was posted on the original forum years ago? I would just like to run the oldest one I can find to compare. (I will run through VMWare)

10-30-2008, 08:13 AM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I don't think Cliff ever throws anything away. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-30-2008, 08:52 AM	#4
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I'm sure I have them all at home somewhere, but I would have to dig for them in an old drive Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

10-30-2008, 11:00 AM	#6
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I've got a CD of old versions somewhere. Dozens of the "99" series. Edit: No luck finding it on a quick pass of my CDs though. "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

10-30-2008, 11:43 AM	#10
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Again I can't find mine right now, so Cliff if you've got any, you're welcome to post. "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

10-30-2008, 08:26 AM	#3
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Cliff any chance of uploading your oldest version somewhere? I noticed Socrates has found 99D anyone with an older version that can be uploaded?

10-30-2008, 09:26 AM	#5
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	The oldest I can find on my hard drive are.... v99L (Aquarium99L.exe 13/09/2001)(1.132 KB) v1.1 (AquariumV11.exe 21/02/2002)(1.028 KB). v1.1wide (AquariumV11-wide-0328.exe 27/06/2002)(1,051 KB) But I can't get the 1.1wide to work correctly on a modern LCD, - the way it did on a Sony Trinitron CRT, ie wide-screen. - It's now all squished tall and thin, and full screen height!

10-30-2008, 11:04 AM	#7
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Oohh can we have some of them on an upload site please

10-30-2008, 11:17 AM	#8
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Looks like my 99L isn't needed...

10-30-2008, 11:41 AM	#9
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Just found 99H.exe 19-March-2001 on a russian ftp ftp://ftp.iem.ac.ru/windows/ssaver/Aquarium99H.exe I seem to remember the filename was different before this release?

10-30-2008, 12:02 PM	#11
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Jim I still have my old serial number for this version, but for those who don't would you have any issue with providing one so people can see how it has changed over the years?

10-30-2008, 12:23 PM	#12
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	This is my 99L. - I can't get it to accept the Keycode I have, but it may accept yours.... www.cjmaddy.co.uk/forum/Aquarium99L.exe

10-30-2008, 01:03 PM	#13
DaleArden carbon based unit Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 24	How do you get these to run with windows xp ? It sets the ntdvm ( sp? ) process going , which is the 16 bit compatability process , right ? But nothing else happens . Going to be installing a Radeon 9550 card on my desktop in just a few hours . I know almost everyone favours GeForce , but all the nVidia cards in the store were in opened boxes .

10-30-2008, 01:11 PM	#14
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Didn't have to do anything they just worked with XP Pro on my laptop. Cliff it works with my original serial number thanks. 99H stored the serial viewable in the registry and 99L encrypted it.

10-30-2008, 02:28 PM	#15
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Gee, if I had known they would become collector's items, I would have kept them myself. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-30-2008, 02:52 PM	#16
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Gee, if I had known they would become collector's items, I would have kept them myself. Well if you cough end up waiting 6 years for an update things become antique

11-03-2008, 05:15 PM	#19
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	Anyone got an earlier version than .99D Watch out for the widescreen version .99K if you try to focre wide it flickers on and off with the only way out being a reboot

11-04-2008, 03:29 AM	#20
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by MadBob: Anyone got an earlier version than .99D? Not very likely as 99D was the first publicly available version. I'm not sure of the release date, but 99E was mid-December 2000 and added the Addis Butterfly, the Wimplefish and the first French Angel. 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.