After 15 years, I finally found a screen saver I like.

[thepd7]

I predict a neckbeard post shortly.

Isn't this true in every thread?

 

[JimmiG]

I use a screensaver called "Turn off the display".

-It actually "saves" the screen by extending the life of the back-lighting and other components by turning them off when not in use.

-It saves electricity, instead of wasting it by pegging CPU and GPU usage at 100% to display some pretty picture when I'm away from the computer and not even looking at the screen

 

[sandorski]

Retro Thread is retro.

 

[dawp]

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/

not just a screensaver but also a distributed computer program for stuff like seti@home and such.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Thanks OP, this is sweet.

 

[bigi]

Helios, lattice, flocks

 

[JTsyo]

I used the one that was a space game, forget it now but came with the flying toaster pack. Now I just use the 3Dtext one with the time display.

 

[pontifex]

people use screensavers these days?

 

[Fritzo]

Thanks OP, this is sweet.

I can't get it to work--anyone know what might be wrong? I get an .exe file when I download the screensaver, then I run it, and it says "Error creating screensaver".

I'm on Vista 64 bit, could that be it?

EDIT- never mind. You have to right click-run as administrator.

 

[1sikbITCH]

Dream Aquarium is by far my favorite one, although I still have System 47 running on a couple boxes.

 

[waffleironhead]

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/

not just a screensaver but also a distributed computer program for stuff like seti@home and such.

+1

Thats my screensaver.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Lunatic Fringe.

 

[Murloc]

screensavers are useless since the dawn of LCD screens and just look stupid.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

This was the greatest screensaver ever.

http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gnudawn/johnny/

 

[JTsyo]

Lunatic Fringe.

Don't know if that was in reply to my post but that's the one.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Don't know if that was in reply to my post but that's the one.

Actually no, it was just my favorite screen saver ever. It is the reason why I fell in love with Subspace/Continuum years later.

 

[Linflas]

I still like Gates Does Windows 95 myself.

 

[ed21x]

Don't know if that was in reply to my post but that's the one.

wasn't that the game in AfterDark on the old motorolla 68k Macs?

 

[Albatross]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3wHiNksZoU&feature=related

 

[Patranus]

Here is my screen saver

 

[surfsatwerk]

Here is my screen saver

It would freak me out having that thing staring at me all the times. Those eyes have no soul in them.

 

[sandorski]

Here is my screen saver

OMG, Doom3 SS ftw!

 

[JTsyo]

wasn't that the game in AfterDark on the old motorolla 68k Macs?

Yea it was part of the After Dark screensaver set.

 

[shortylickens]

screensavers are useless since the dawn of LCD screens and just look stupid.

Wrong and wrong, but hey thanks for playing.

 

[Fayd]

I don't even post from a computer or handheld device. I live in the electrons and they do my bidding.

lain?