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The Windows 3D Pipes screensaver was created to showcase the incorporation of OpenGL into Windows NT 3.5 without causing any issues with the operating system.
- 3D Pipes and other Windows screen savers were created by the Windows OpenGL team in the mid-1990s to showcase hardware acceleration support for the API.
- The screensavers were created as a way for users to experience enhanced graphics without risking system stability.
- A marketing team member stumbled upon the screensavers the night before a meeting with a computer industry magazine and insisted on including them in the product, leading to their integration into Windows NT 3.5.
- 3D Pipes became popular among users and was included in subsequent Windows operating systems, but was removed from Windows Vista upon release.
