I'm so old that... (classic Windows screensaver from the '90s)

[Pluvious]

Since you clicked this post, it's likely you remember this old favorite of mine...

Enjoy !

https://1j01.github.io/pipes/

[Piasladic]

1. was it always 3D? nt

[localroger]

2. Yep, it was created to demo the 3D functionality

After it was out a few years they did issue a warning that leaving it up on a server could cause a noticeable drop in the performance of actual applications.

[csziggy]

3. That's sort of cool!

I never had Win 95 on a home computer and never used it long enough to need a screen saver so I hadn't seen that before. I went straight from Win 3.1 to XP, but I built a few computers and installed 95 on them since we had copies of it donated - I was rebuilding old computers to give away made from parts of donated broken down computers. But I never had to leave them running long enough to run a screen saver.

[2naSalit]

4. i knew it was going to be about "pipes" before I opened the thread.

[Ron Obvious]

5. I even remember the occasional teapots, I think.

I was even working at Microsoft at this time. I can't remember now if it's this screensaver or another that could be tricked into bringing up all the names of the team (including my own).

ETA: That was on Windows NT, so it may not even be this one.