Jay Kae Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 since John and I met over at BEV. A year and a bit later VOZ 0.99 was released which started it all, so here some videos for you all to commemorate this event... https://vimeo.com/74598300 https://vimeo.com/74601748 https://vimeo.com/74598899 https://vimeo.com/74600150 https://vimeo.com/74597837 https://vimeo.com/74605152 https://vimeo.com/74605153 https://vimeo.com/74605155 https://vimeo.com/74605258 One more video to follow next week as I have run out of upload bandwidth on Vimeo :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Lucky day for us !! ...awesome achievements in the mean time . Something to reflect on with pride . Well done guys and a huge congrats . Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick@YMEN Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congratulations JK, hope to see you for another 10 years. Thanks so much for the trip down memory lane..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks Jay, for the look back and all your hard work along the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwatee Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks Jay and the whole team for all your hard work and dedication. We are the lucky recipients of your labors. You have transformed a near dead program into something new and exciting, almost a complete transformation. I've been flightsimming since 1995 and have never seen anything or anyone come close to what you all have achieved. And you have accomplished it with professionalism, quality and a sincere appreciation of your customers needs and wishes. First class all the way. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks guys, much appreciated, more videos added too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Jay, I remember the day that I walked in as an unsuspecting tourist looking for some Aussie scenery for our groups world tour flight, before I knew it I was dragged in by you for the worldwide coverage of the VOZ forums, that was some 8,5 years ago, it's been a roller coaster ride ever since, there aren't words enough to describe your tireless efforts to keep us afloat and up and running as the Romans already said "Tempus Fugit" how time flies Thank you Jay, it's an honor and a privilege knowing and working with you ! CHEERS MATE !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amentiba Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I recall the day Voz 0.99 was tested in a french simulation paper. FS2004 was changing how it looks like. I have installed the scenery and the Voz tool, then i have Vozed my FS2004 and start flying Australia from the Queensland. What a beauty ! With Real Environment, the scenery looks like so real... Thank you all for your effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 10 years already? My goodness how time flies! Well my friend it's been a fantastic journey and you have tirelessly worked behind the scenes to allow us to grow from a humble freeware team to a company that serves terabytes of data on big launch days. A huge thank you!!! Here's to the next decade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congratulations, hope the job hunting is going well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 This is amazing! Although ... time definitely goes by fast ... Aynways: JayKae and all the many others who have been involved and still are involved into keeping all of it here alive and improving it further into the future - a big, big THANK YOU indeed! Looking forward to the next 100 years now! Cheers, Christoph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Flyer Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Gee, I was just a 19 year old kid then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 What amazing words everyone, isn't it funny to think that there are now 10-14 year olds who are looking at the product pages and would not have a clue where FTX has come from because they are too young to realise FTX = BluRay VOZ = Record LOL!! I remember people complaining about how 'huge' VOZ download was on release, it was quite large at 500MB lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurizio Giorgi Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 A lot of congratulations to both!!!! I think the meeting of the century for sure. So good for all of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I wish I had been around when you guys got together, your journey has been quite an exciting one to say the least! In my relatively short time with Orbx I have always been amazed at the dedication you have shown Jay, not just to your job on the forums but also to the simming community as a whole. Well done, (raises glass of beer) cheers Jay, and thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Wow. How time flies indeed! Congrats to all involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 well done mate and congrats on your 10 years,your efforts and committment,it is well reconised here mate,thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 congratulations indeed. It has been a most successful enterprise. An an enterprise it is, with some outstanding business management and some brilliant risk-taking. You are close to dominating the whole of world scenery market,,,, and that I am sure may have been your objective but then a long way away, but now just around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thank you all so much for your heartwarming words. @Ian, no not at all actually, other than my Orbx contract to streamline the backend in the last month, I have always been a volunteer for Orbx, when John and I originally were talking, I knew servers, he knew scenery, he wanted to release something that was never seen before in size or scale and I said I could help out, had some awesome fun doing it too. No plans, just love for the hobby and even though money is made nowadays, the passion, the drive and the commitment shown by him, all the team members and myself comes purely and solely from the love of the hobby and for some of course it is nice to get some remuneration but if that love was not there Orbx/FTX would not be where it is today I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleetingThought Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 You are correct. The passion for the work shows in everything ORBX does. And that goes for the whole history of the team. Whatever the pecuniary returns, the success of the effort is the real reward, whether it impresses 30 fans or 30 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Cajic Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congratulations to you both, I've only known about Orbx for a couple of years and have had an awesome time in the short time I've been part of it. You guys should be super proud of what you've achieved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congratulations to you both, I've only known about Orbx for a couple of years and have had an awesome time in the short time I've been part of it. You guys should be super proud of what you've achieved +1 I believe that most forum members when they read this thread will be thinking of the outstanding Orbx products and development team that a very dedicated and talented original group have attracted and joined together. I also see and appreciate the wonderful atmosphere that the spirit of this growing team infused and work hard to sustain within the realm of this forum. It all adds tremendously to our flight simulation experience. A huge Thank You to all. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I can remember downloading VOZ 0.99 when it was released and being amazed how much better it made FS9 look. Each new release improved things and that is still happening at FTX/ORBX. Thanks for the great 10 year ride guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Ah sweet memories.. thanks Jay for the trip down memory lane., and thanks John, because without VOZ there would never have been an Orbx..Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congratulations to you both and a big thanks for giving us increased pleasure with our hobby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congratulations chaps, and we are all glad you two sat down for a brew ten years ago for sure. Here is to the next ten years and beyond. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 What amazing words everyone, isn't it funny to think that there are now 10-14 year olds who are looking at the product pages and would not have a clue where FTX has come from because they are too young to realise FTX = BluRay VOZ = Record LOL!! I remember people complaining about how 'huge' VOZ download was on release, it was quite large at 500MB lol Fwiw, i still play my record and continue to be impressed. Congratulations, you have come à long way and the future is looking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I remember when I joined VOZ as member 125 and did the DL - that is when FS really became a serious hobby for me as it all became so "real" and so far in advance of all previous versions of FS. Then came FSX and OZx, which is where I spend most of my time now, but the Orbx/FTX is so amazing and the continual developments Global and Vector - WOW! Sincere congrats to JV and Batman - and also the huge team of people that thrive around them. VIVA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Cheers Jay, and bravo JV - I've been along from the outset, and have enjoyed every moment of the journey. We simmers do indeed owe you guys a huge vote of thanks for continually raising the bar and the level of satisfaction that we get from the hobby. Ten years ...... OMG ..... just as well our involvement with the hobby keeps us young !! LOL! Thanks guys ... and may we all live forever - well, whilst ever the hobby is in such good hands anyhow. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Thank you all for the most wonderful comments and sentiments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonvs Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Well done Jay and Happy Birthday. Thanks to you and the team at OZx and John V and the team at ORBX - if I may speak for us all, you have changed our lives. Like kwatee said it is doubtful if FSX would still be alive today were it not for your inspiration and forsight. You have also given inspiration to other development houses and although you are competitors, you seem to work very well together and again we are the ones better off. I have now gone into retirement and FSX is now a major pass time and I for one look forward to flying the rest of the world with your help. And thanks for the videos, they are a testament to where we have come from and where we are heading. Congrats. Cheers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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