Windows 98 Underwater Screensaver (1998)

Do not cite the deep magic to me...I was there when it was written.

Dam this unlocked a core memory

An all time classic along with the pipes and this one:

Still got it running on my W7 box 😎

After Dark for us Mac people. Fish was fun but I was partial to Flying Toasters.

and do u remember this screensaver ? )

*Siiiiip* "Yep, that's what a proper screensaver looks like."

Definitely was mine, although I did have this in real life.

😍

I remember that one and this one vividly

I noticed someone hiding when I slowed it down 📎

Is there a chance to get that screensaver back?

This was so fun back in the day but the pipes and the maze were great too!

I really enjoy aquarium based screensavers, still using one these days on my ultrawide.

I'm currently using this one on Windows 11. It has several different backgrounds but no sound (tiny .scr file):

With this theme

Damn, that takes me back.

No, I don't remember, I had a Pentium II with 8MB of RAM, every time that screen appeared, my PC would freeze.🤣🤣🤣

Never forget what they took away from us

Gahhh the memories! I spent a good chunk of my childhood watching this.

This is what 90s kids spent time on before there was Netflix and youtube

I was working as receptionist at Microsoft in my city for a short time and I was obsessed with having this on the big sceeen in the foyer. I would turn up the volume of the bubbles when it wasnt too busy! 😁 🤌

When life was peak

I had this on all the time, loved it ❤️

this was asmr before asmr was asmr

This has to be the best screensaver ever

Holy good old times 💜

Who remembers Pyro! the screensaver for DOS?

Undefeated

Oh yes... the mysterious sounds of the Windows screensaver at 2 am.

Windows 98 shipped on 650MB CD-ROMs. The entire operating system fit in less space than a single modern smartphone photo. That fish represented the cutting edge of what a personal computer could render in real time.

Aww, never realised how much I missed this

Have you ever stopped to think about how everything used to be created to generate peace of mind and accept those waiting periods?

i could stare this for a whole day...

Awww good old days😌