Japanese SereneScreen Site

Lightfeather · 03-28-2002, 02:08 AM

I stumbled upon this. Can't read it but it is definitely Jim's Work. His name is all over it. I like the design of this site a little better than prolifics. But is it legit?

http://www.3d-fish.com/

Jim Sachs · 03-28-2002, 02:34 AM

Yes, it's legal. Prolific licensed them to do the Japanese CD version. It's selling very well over there.

feldon34 · 03-28-2002, 03:31 AM

The whole site seems to fit very well the Japanese culture and what I often see in Japanese websites. And that is meant in the best possible way.

Glad it's going well over there!

Tiny Turtle · 03-28-2002, 07:01 AM

Glad to hear that.

No signs of a japanese lionfish yet, though.

Lightfeather · 03-28-2002, 10:18 PM

I am curious. If I downloaded the Japanese version, would it take over my settings? Is it all in Japanese? I want to download it just to see but I don't want to mess up what I have installed right now. I would do it in a heartbeat if I had a current ghost image on this machine. I can't check it out at work because I have an 8 Meg vid card. It doesn't run the aquarium.

feldon34 · 03-29-2002, 01:20 AM

It won't change your computer to Japanese. It will be just very hard to figure out the settings.

Definitely make a backup of the Aquarium 1.1 and all that, since you will need to redo the Aquarium settings once you get back to normal.

hpman77 · 03-29-2002, 06:27 AM

The japanese site looks awesome

I can't get a single word of it except Jim's copyright at the end of everything, but the design is simply great IMHO

sonichouse · 03-29-2002, 08:20 AM

For a quick translation try the following on-line translation http://translate.copernic.com:8090/?...w.3d-fish.com/

Ralph · 03-29-2002, 12:00 PM

The translate.copernic thing will not work with Netscape 4.7. Works good with M$ Internet Explorer though

Jim Sachs · 03-29-2002, 01:18 PM

I just thought I'd mention that this Japanese company has been very good to deal with. We expect to do more licensing deals with them in the future.

feldon34 · 03-29-2002, 01:29 PM

Wish they had an American counterpart...

FrogMastr · 03-29-2002, 05:09 PM

Will there be French Translation?
If needing help , just give me a Word and Phrases List and i can do Translation for you, Since i am in Quebec, Canada

we speak french here, but also english

Jim Sachs · 03-30-2002, 12:56 AM

Yes, there will be French, German, and Spanish translations. Prolific will be taking care of all that.

hpman77 · 03-30-2002, 04:05 AM

If they need any spanish person to check the spanish version, I'll be glad to help. Usually sites translated into spanish by ppl who are not native spanish speakers have a bunch of nonsense and words using in the wrong context.

Send me an email or a private message, and I'll help with the translation

Jim Sachs · 03-30-2002, 10:58 AM

The Spanish version won't be a problem, after all - this IS Southern California

hpman77 · 03-31-2002, 05:38 AM

oh, maybe I forgot to mention that american spanish is way different than spanish spanish?

so, it's difficult for a spanish to understand many many words from the spanish spoken in latin-america, as it evolved in a different way. Then, mix that with english-spanish speaking people, and you'll have a complete mess.

Don't tell me I didn't warn you

Jim Sachs · 03-31-2002, 11:16 AM

We'd probably stick with American Spanish, since a lot of orders come from Spanish-speaking Americans, and almost none from Spain.

Lightfeather · 03-31-2002, 12:31 PM

I took two years of spanish and all I can remember is how to ask is, "One more beer please." and "Where is the bathroom?" So I guess I got it covered, huh? ^_~

Tiny Turtle · 03-31-2002, 01:32 PM

Light, my brother picked up those exact two phrases (!) along with the ever-useful "There is a cat under the table".

/Tiny

feldon34 · 03-31-2002, 01:44 PM

If you speak two languages, you are bilingual.
If you speak three languages, you are trilingual.
If you speak one language, you are American.

I believe in bilingual education in this country from age 7. I think the parents should have a choice though. It is hard to say what language makes the best choice in the growing global economy. Learning Japanese and Chinese may be just as valuable as learning Spanish, French, or German.

And the teaching in the classroom can't be just textbook. It has to be total immersion. Newspapers, events (school lunches), etc. all in the other language.

It's sad that my father is French Canadian and I have learned hardly a word. I would love to be completely bilingual. It would be much easier to start at age 7 than now.

We had a teacher in middle school who spoke 7 languages.

03-28-2002, 02:08 AM	#1
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	Japanese SereneScreen Site I stumbled upon this. Can't read it but it is definitely Jim's Work. His name is all over it. I like the design of this site a little better than prolifics. But is it legit? http://www.3d-fish.com/ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

03-28-2002, 02:34 AM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Yes, it's legal. Prolific licensed them to do the Japanese CD version. It's selling very well over there. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-28-2002, 03:31 AM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	The whole site seems to fit very well the Japanese culture and what I often see in Japanese websites. And that is meant in the best possible way. Glad it's going well over there! "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

03-28-2002, 07:01 AM	#4
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Glad to hear that. No signs of a japanese lionfish yet, though. 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.

03-28-2002, 10:18 PM	#5
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	I am curious. If I downloaded the Japanese version, would it take over my settings? Is it all in Japanese? I want to download it just to see but I don't want to mess up what I have installed right now. I would do it in a heartbeat if I had a current ghost image on this machine. I can't check it out at work because I have an 8 Meg vid card. It doesn't run the aquarium. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

03-29-2002, 01:20 AM	#6
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	It won't change your computer to Japanese. It will be just very hard to figure out the settings. Definitely make a backup of the Aquarium 1.1 and all that, since you will need to redo the Aquarium settings once you get back to normal. "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

03-29-2002, 06:27 AM	#7
hpman77 Blue Angel Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Santander (Spain) Posts: 285	The japanese site looks awesome I can't get a single word of it except Jim's copyright at the end of everything, but the design is simply great IMHO .:: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ :: 512MB SDRAM :: Windows XP SP1 :: shappire ATI radeon 9600 PRO :: Soundblaster Live Player 5.1 :: Directx 9.0 :: (Always latest drivers for everything) ::.

03-29-2002, 08:20 AM	#8
sonichouse Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 21	For a quick translation try the following on-line translation http://translate.copernic.com:8090/?...w.3d-fish.com/

03-29-2002, 12:00 PM	#9
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	The translate.copernic thing will not work with Netscape 4.7. Works good with M$ Internet Explorer though Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951) The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

03-29-2002, 01:18 PM	#10
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	I just thought I'd mention that this Japanese company has been very good to deal with. We expect to do more licensing deals with them in the future. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-29-2002, 01:29 PM	#11
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Wish they had an American counterpart... "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

03-29-2002, 05:09 PM	#12
FrogMastr Agalychnis callidryas Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Val-d'Or, Quebec, CANADA Posts: 71	Will there be French Translation? If needing help , just give me a Word and Phrases List and i can do Translation for you, Since i am in Quebec, Canada we speak french here, but also english ---- FrogMastr

03-30-2002, 12:56 AM	#13
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Yes, there will be French, German, and Spanish translations. Prolific will be taking care of all that. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-30-2002, 04:05 AM	#14
hpman77 Blue Angel Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Santander (Spain) Posts: 285	If they need any spanish person to check the spanish version, I'll be glad to help. Usually sites translated into spanish by ppl who are not native spanish speakers have a bunch of nonsense and words using in the wrong context. Send me an email or a private message, and I'll help with the translation .:: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ :: 512MB SDRAM :: Windows XP SP1 :: shappire ATI radeon 9600 PRO :: Soundblaster Live Player 5.1 :: Directx 9.0 :: (Always latest drivers for everything) ::.

03-30-2002, 10:58 AM	#15
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	The Spanish version won't be a problem, after all - this IS Southern California Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-31-2002, 05:38 AM	#16
hpman77 Blue Angel Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Santander (Spain) Posts: 285	oh, maybe I forgot to mention that american spanish is way different than spanish spanish? so, it's difficult for a spanish to understand many many words from the spanish spoken in latin-america, as it evolved in a different way. Then, mix that with english-spanish speaking people, and you'll have a complete mess. Don't tell me I didn't warn you .:: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ :: 512MB SDRAM :: Windows XP SP1 :: shappire ATI radeon 9600 PRO :: Soundblaster Live Player 5.1 :: Directx 9.0 :: (Always latest drivers for everything) ::.

03-31-2002, 11:16 AM	#17
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	We'd probably stick with American Spanish, since a lot of orders come from Spanish-speaking Americans, and almost none from Spain. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-31-2002, 12:31 PM	#18
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	I took two years of spanish and all I can remember is how to ask is, "One more beer please." and "Where is the bathroom?" So I guess I got it covered, huh? ^_~ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

03-31-2002, 01:32 PM	#19
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Light, my brother picked up those exact two phrases (!) along with the ever-useful "There is a cat under the table". /Tiny

03-31-2002, 01:44 PM	#20
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	If you speak two languages, you are bilingual. If you speak three languages, you are trilingual. If you speak one language, you are American. I believe in bilingual education in this country from age 7. I think the parents should have a choice though. It is hard to say what language makes the best choice in the growing global economy. Learning Japanese and Chinese may be just as valuable as learning Spanish, French, or German. And the teaching in the classroom can't be just textbook. It has to be total immersion. Newspapers, events (school lunches), etc. all in the other language. It's sad that my father is French Canadian and I have learned hardly a word. I would love to be completely bilingual. It would be much easier to start at age 7 than now. We had a teacher in middle school who spoke 7 languages. "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