brecher@well.sf.ca.us (Steve Brecher) (03/01/90)
This is an edited (to remove the fluff) version of a press release.
I am co-author of the subject product.
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FIFTH GENERATION SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES PYRO!(tm) 4.0
Screen Saver Utility Offers External Display Modules,
Optional Password Protection, and Complete User Configurabilty
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 19, 1990--Fifth Generation Systems,
Inc. today announced Pyro! 4.0, the successor to the popular screen
saving utility for the Macintosh. Major features include use of
external display modules, optional password protection, a host of user
configuration options, and complete support for multiple monitors and
color displays.
In addition to the fireworks and clock displays which were part of the
original Pyro!, Pyro! 4.0 allows the user to choose among Aquarium,
Blocks, Dimwit(tm) -- a Macintosh II screen dimmer -- , Doughnuts,
Fireworks Too, Kaleidoscope, Marquee, Restless Picture, Slinky, and
Stars. All of the chosen modules are used in rotation from one sceen
save to the next so the user can enjoy variety without having to re-open
the Control Panel. The product includes complete programming
specifications and examples for programmers who wish to create new
display modules.
Pyro! 4.0's optional password protection assures privacy of the
underlying screen contents and prevents access to the Macintosh's disks
and network connections, even across restarts.
The basic function of Pyro! 4.0 is to extend the life of Macintosh
screens, avoiding phosphor burn-in by providing an ever-changing display
which is entertaining or soothing. With Pyro! 4.0, the user can choose
both the conditions which will cause screen-saving to start and the
actions or events which will cause the screen to "wake." Users of
512KE, Plus, SE, and SE/30 models can elect to have Pyro! 4.0 hide the
"safe to switch off" alert that appears upon Shut Down. On all models
other than the Portable, the Special menu of Finder 6.1.4 or later gains
a Sleep command which will start Pyro! 4.0 screen-saving.
The programmers of Pyro! 4.0 have redesigned the internals of the
software so that it is completely non-interfering with the activities of
applications or other processes running "underneath" a screen-save
display.
PRICE: $39.95.
UPGRADES from previous versions are available for $15.00, plus sales
tax for customers in LA, CA, D.C., GA, NY, and TX. Registered owners of
previous versions will be sent an upgrade offer. Registered owners with
serial# may order using a credit card by phone at 800-873-4384.
Customers may also send payment with proof of ownership, such as an
original diskette containing a previous version of Pyro!.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Macintosh 512KE, Plus, SE, SE/30, II, IIx, IIci,
Portable; System version 4.1 or higher.
AVAILABILITY: immediate.
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brecher@well.UUCP (Steve Brecher)