http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/10/01/desktopearth.3d.v3.0/
DesktopEarth 3D v3.0 offers 3D screensaver, more
updated 07:50 am EDT, Fri October 1, 2004
DesktopEarth 3D v3.0
SubRosaSoft.com today released , delivering a 3D screensaver, a new streamlined user-interface, an improved help file and a comprehensive manual. Designed to visualize the Earth, it uses a combination of satellite imagery and calculated data to provide realtime views of the entire globe. It offers realtime cloud maps, simulated horizons, and live pictures of the moon and sun, superimposed on different earth maps, which can then be set as the desktop picture. The 3D screen saver allows you to display a spinning earth, overlaid with real cloud layering and the pattern of night and day. It is available for $15 and runs on Mac OS X 10.2 or later. Upgrades are free.
