Windows used to include a screensaver called 3D Pipes, which drew overlapping pipes on a black background.
Its a fond memory for many people, and a new blog post sheds some light on its origin.
Chen said, One of my old friends told me how he got 3D Pipes added to Windows.
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At the time, he was on the Windows OpenGL team.
They had successfully implemented the API with hardware acceleration, but had nothing to show it off.
He had to find a way to advertise the feature without risking product stability.
Were adding all of them to the product!
Maybe bringing back 3D Pipes is just what Windows 11 needs to get a popularity boost.
Source:The Old New Thing
