Re: Screensaver

[txa84@isuvax.iastate.edu (robert s. claney)]

In article <25pnaq$krj@rainbow.sosi.com>, aos@rainbow.sosi.com (Michael Aos) writes:
>
>I recently fired up my old Apple IIgs.  I'm using it as a terminal, so
>I boot a GS/OS v6.0 disk without START and TelCom (renamed TC.SYS16).

You could also use the Boot CDev to select "TelCom" as your start app (so you
don't have to rename it).

>It works great, but I'd like to have a screensaver running in there somewhere.
>Is there some "init" or the like that will transparently load and take
>over after some predefined time limit?

My personal favorite is UltraBlank (which just happens to be written by yours
truly :).  The current version is 2.00 & is available on America Online, where
I have an account, and (apparently) elsewhere as well.

It's an Init (you put it in *:System:System.Setup) and does nothing until you
don't press any keys, move the mouse, etc. for a selectable amount of time.
It then puts up a bouncing ball on the screen (any video mode) without
interrupting the currently running program (unlike some others out there).

It is ShareWare (US$15), so you can try it out to see if it works for you.

I'm almost finished with a new version, which takes advantage of some 6.0.1
features & will require 6.0.0, along with some other nifty stuff.

I'll probably put the new version in the binaries when it's done, along with
AOL, but if you're interested, I can post the current version now.

>Thanks,
>
>Mike

You're welcome,

Bob Claney

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