postpose : Aquaduct 2!

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Aquaduct 2 Public Beta 3.1 [offline]

Aquaduct is now thoroughly broken. No download is currently available.

To install, drag the Aquaduct application from the disk image to someplace on your hard drive, like the Applications folder.

What's Aquaduct?
Aquaduct sits quietly on your Mac while you make noise playing Xbox System Link games over the Internet. It's like you have an enormous crossover cable encircling the Earth.

Requirements
• An Xbox, and some System Link-capable games.

• A Mac, running Mac OS X 10.2 or later. Safari 1.0 or later must also be installed.

• A broadband connection to the Internet.

• Some way of sharing that connection, like a router, switch or hub, or a second network interface.

Unlike previous versions of Aquaduct, friends are no longer a requirement. Note, however, that Mac OS X 10.1 is no longer supported.

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Updated on July 8, 2004.

Aquaduct 2
Not quite the ultimate anti-son-of-a-bitch stick.

The latest release version of Aquaduct is no longer functional. Please visit the front page for further information.

We are now conducting a public beta test of Aquaduct 2.

Aquaduct 2 is not finished software. It contains bugs. Though we're pretty confident that Aquaduct has reached a stable and non-dangerous state, the usual precautions about beta software should apply. We take no responsibility if it eats something it shouldn't and suggest that you keep important potential bug-food away from this software.

If you're interested in helping us work out Aquaduct 2's kinks, providing us with helpful feedback and putting the app up against new and scary situations, here are some details:

What you'll get

• The power to play some Xbox Halo online. Lots and lots of Halo. And 45+ other System Link games too.

• The ability to register an XBConnect Tag and log in to the XBConnect server, where you'll find lots of Windows users who also want to play some Halo. You can use an existing Tag if you have one.

• An Aqua-beautiful browser to list games. Lots and lots of games.

• Live sorting and searching tools to manipulate the games list. 'Cause it's so full.

• A little yellow Connect button, to join in on those games.

• A chat interface, for both the XBConnect chat rooms and your own Aquaduct channel.

• A slightly buggy buddy list to help organize your posse.

• A mostly-complete step-by-step guide to using Aquaduct.

• Stuff I have forgotten Aquaduct does.

What you won't get

• Hosting is currently disabled. This is the Number One Outstanding Disabled Thing™, and will continue to be so until it's ready to be enabled. So please be patient about it.

• Detecting Xboxes over an Airport network, though a major priority, is currently turned off entirely; it seems to give Aquaduct the power to kill stuff. You can still use a wireless network if the Xbox is on a hard line to your Mac.

• We haven't localized the app for non-English languages. If you're a native (or very fluent) speaker of a non-English language, please contact us.

• There are various other minor problems, which we'll be listing elsewhere. Like acne pustules, you can ignore them, or fixate on them, but either way you'll just have to wait them out while we wave our dermatological instruments around for a bit longer. None of these mostly-cosmetic issues should stop you from playing some Halo. :)

More information, as always, can be found in our forums.