Re: Screensaver that doesn't interrupt

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From: Scott V Waddell
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 21:09

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In article <17834@ksr.com> jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) writes:
>bassman@iastate.edu (Bass Genius) writes:
>>>tims@bvc.edu writes:
>>>>I'm in need of a shareware or freeware screensaver that will NOT interrupt 
>>>>the printing process or modem transfers.  Are there any available?  Moire 
>>>>3.22 interrupts my PageMaker documents unless I use the apple drivers and 
>>>>print in the background.  Any suggestions?
>>Afterdark (commercial) will not kick in during printing or file transfers
>>because it checks CPU activity also.
>
>This is a switchable option, which is off (obnoxious) by default, I think.
>It's the "System IQ" (I think) option; use the WHEN button on the control
>panel to find it.  (for the benefit of those AD users who've seen printing
>or modem transfers slow to a crawl when AD starts bouncing the balls around
>(or whatever))

I let Afterdark kick in even when I'm downloading files with kermit
and I don't have any problems. (IIsi sys 7.0.1 tuned)

Scott

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From: waddell@ed.ecn.purdue.edu (Scott V Waddell)
Subject: Re: Screensaver that doesn't interrupt
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