I purchased the Freefall (Orbit) Screensaver version 1.0 back in October 2004, and still have the email receipt with the activation code. Unfortunately, I am not able to locate version 1.0 anywhere on the archive sites, and the code I have does not work with version 2.x. This software appears to be no longer supported by the original developer, and is abandonware. Does anyone know where I could find version 1.0? Or have a code for 2.x? This is a pretty cool little program to run on PPC macs. It basically runs a real-time simulation of satellites orbiting the Earth, and was featured at WWDC 2004.
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Freefall (Orbit) Screensaver
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Yeah I have it somewhere….I was there in 2004 it was the keynote where they introduced tiger and the cinema displays. I have the demo disc and beta for tiger somewhere give me a few and ill try to find it….however I don’t think the wwdc demo versions lets use version 1 serial number if I remember correctly it was a beta and there was a set trial period….I think it was 60 or 90 days….
I found this file on my hard drive. It's actually not version 1.0 but at least 1.x
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Installer includes screensaver v1.0
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Of course, I also added this to the MG
just in case.OK, I got 1.2 from Macintosh Garden. Unfortunately the email invoice I have from 2004 doesn't contain a valid code.
c'est la vie.
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c'est la vie.
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He is very kind guy On the advice from a member here, I got in touch with Macintosh Garden member siddhartha77, and he created a cracked PPC executable for me. He does not have a PowerPC OS X development environment, so he sent me the binary for testing. I tested it on my DualCore Powermac G5 running both Sorbet Leopard and 10.4.11 Tiger. It works and does not require a serial number for full activation. With Sidd's permission, I posted the no-serial binary on Macintosh Garden, for everyone's enjoyment.
Another quick update. I was able to update the satellite data, so the simulation can run in real time in 2023. The built-in update function using Space-Track.org no longer works. I was able to download current TLE data here: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/ Save the data into a text file with a .TLE extension. Then under preferences select import. A new window will open. Delete all the old satellite data from 2005, you won't be needing that. Then use the + button, you can select a file with your TLE data. You'll probably get an import error, "Not all satellites imported successfully. This version of Freefall is limited to 1024 satellites." But you're simulation will have 1024 current satellites in 2023 and you can see a real-time image of what's overhead. I used the TLE file "Active Satellites", so there's more than 1024 active satellites in 2023.
I had a fun time bringing this app back from the dead. It's fun to run with Pink Floyd playing in the background... I don't think there's an equivalent app on modern Macintosh. I hope a few others are able to enjoy this very cool app too.
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I had a fun time bringing this app back from the dead. It's fun to run with Pink Floyd playing in the background...
I don't think there's an equivalent app on modern Macintosh. I hope a few others are able to enjoy this very cool app too.