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Re: wanted: screen saver than makes screen black

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From: Jon W{tte
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 1989 11:47
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In article <107607@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> kcr@sun.UUCP (Kevin Rushforth) writes:
>In article <586@sphere.mast.ohio-state.edu> gae@sphere.UUCP (Gerald Edgar) writes:
>>One should be careful about this:  when you approach such a machine,
>>wouldn't you be likely to flip the on/off switch?
>
>Not if you knew that was the expected behavior of the screen saver.

OR if you were using a Mac II.

>I am thinking of purchasing Pyro (because of the price).  Can you turn the
>fireworks off or are you stuck with them?

You can change them to a clock appearing atdifferen, "pseudo-"random
places all over the screen.


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From: d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
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Subject: Re: wanted: screen saver than makes screen black
Keywords: screen saver
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Date: 2 Jun 89 11:47:43 GMT
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