smm@wucs1.wustl.edu (Steve Moore) (01/19/89)
Does the NeXT cube have a screen saver function? I have not located one yet and would prefer to leave the cube running overnight if possible.
root@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Boss Tweed) (01/21/89)
In article <653@wucs1.wustl.edu> smm@wucs1.wustl.edu (Steve Moore) writes: > >Does the NeXT cube have a screen saver function? I have not located >one yet and would prefer to leave the cube running overnight if >possible. In the works is an automatic screensaver that will initiate after 30 minutes of idling. I recommended that NeXT engineer an immediate screen blank by hitting the COMMAND DIM key in the same way that COMMAND ATTENUATE on the sound keys (will) initiate mute sound. I think this feature is needed for users to have "some" measure of control over functions, and as a security measure against prying eyes peeking over the shoulder. John Glasscock Indiana University glasscoc@cica.cica.indiana.edu Bloomington, Indiana "I'm a victim of demand-driven desires in a supply-sided economy." Yours truly.
STORKEL@RICE.BITNET (Scott Storkel) (01/22/89)
We leave our machine on all the time. Use the contrast control keys to turn the contrast way down, that way the monitor won't burn in. We do this and haven't had any problems. As soon as I get a chance, I'm going to try and port a screen saver we use on our Suns to the NeXT. Don't hold your breath though. Scott Storkel Macintosh Software Development Rice Unviersity
hess@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Caleb Hess) (01/31/89)
In article <1476@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > >It seems as if it wouldn't be too difficult to be able to switch >off the horizontal drive circuit while the screen was blanked; it >would only require one transistor, and the same register bit for >beam control would suffice. It would be a lot safer too, as the >risk of a fire in the power supply would be elimiated while the >monitor was unattended. Note that the CRT heater could remain >turned on, so there would be no obnoxious lag when the screen was >reenabled. > >--Bill I would hesitate to implement this change without careful consideration of all the implications. In a previous life as a broadcast engineer, I learned that the lifetime of a vacuum tube run as a 'hot spare' (with filament on but no anode voltage) is usually much shorter than the lifetime of a tube in normal service. It seems that the hot filament poisons itself if the electrons are not sucked away as they boil off. In the case of RF power tubes, this meant that the tube couldn't deliver normal power because of insufficient cathode current. In the case of a CRT, I would expect a loss of brightness due to the same effect. hess@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu KE9LC
farber@pcpond.cis.upenn.edu. (David J. Farber) (06/16/90)
Is there a letter and better version of a screensaver for the next. Dave David Farber; Prof. of CIS and EE, U of Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389 Tele(215): 898-9508(off); 274-8292 (home); FAX: 274-8293; Cellular: 870-0175 "The fundamental principle of science, the definition almost, is this: the sole test of the validity of any idea is experiment." -- R. P. Feynman
FUCHS@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Ira Fuchs) (07/04/90)
Has anyone gotten the Screensaver to work (the one that uses Pscreen and screensaver.aux)? I believe that we hvae installed it correctly but I continue to get the message "csh: Permission denied" when I run it. Any idea what's wrong?
fuchs@czar.Princeton.EDU (Ira Fuchs) (11/10/90)
Has anyone ever gotten the program "screensaver" to work properly? The version on the sonata archive is still .5 (Alpha). It dies with a message of "csh: Permission denied". Doesn't matter where the files are placed or whether you are superuser, etc..If the author is listening... is there any plan to complete this program? (By the way, setdimtime seems to work but pscreen causes PS errors under 2.0).
cs4ed3ap@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Tyldesly A) (01/22/91)
I have gotten the screen saver program ftped from purdue up and running except that it doesn't blacken the screen when a user is not logged in at the consule (ie. the login window is displayed). Does anyone know how to set it up to do this. Thanks alot. Andrew