jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) (03/01/90)
My query a few weeks ago about screen blankers for the PC resulted in a rather limited response. Several mentioned PD1:<MSDOS.EGA>EGAFIRE.ARC on SIMTEL20, which gives a nice fireworks display, but is not a timed screen blanker. One netter sent me a uuencoded fireworks display that runs in CGA mode, and is also not a timed blanker. The best screen blanker I found is called PD1:<MSDOS.MSWINDOWS>FIRE42.ARC, which works well, but only works while Windows is running. Sometimes I go into windows just to have the screen blanker. It gives a fireworks display. There is also EXPLOSIV.ZIP and another version called EXPLOS12.ZIP which I believe I found on MTSG.UCB.CA. This is supposed to be a timed blanker, and it gave a sort of starburst display, a little different from the fireworks displays. But it seemed rather flaky to me. The commands to enable and disable it did not seem to work consistently. It would blank the screen and immediately redraw it sometimes, and at other times it would go into the starburst display. I don't care to waste time on flaky software, so I have not put it to use. If anyone knows of any other PC screen blankers that make moving displays, be sure to let the world know about them! Just an occasional twinge of macEnvy...gack! :^@ -- John Dudeck "You want to read the code closely..." jdudeck@Polyslo.CalPoly.Edu -- C. Staley, in OS course, teaching ESL: 62013975 Tel: 805-545-9549 Tanenbaum's MINIX operating system.
CMH117@psuvm.psu.edu (Charles Hannum) (03/02/90)
Sorry, but *my* timed screen blanker lets whatever you're running continue ...
Fireworks are nice, but they don't get any work done.
Virtually,
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