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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Richard C. Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Need a screen saver
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Date: 19 Jan 90 21:10:52 GMT
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[screen saver recommendations requested...]
[degenerated into why it wasn't a hardware feature]

In article <3008@dogie.macc.wisc.edu>, yahnke@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Ross Yahnke,
MACC) writes...

>I got news for you. All Macs come with this hardware feature already
>built in. It's called the screen brightness control. Use it.

Unacceptable, IMHO.  It requires conscious action on the part of the user.

Suppose late one Friday, one is called away unexpectedly to a meeting.  S/he
forgets to turn down the brightness, and returns on Monday to find lovely
burn-in. (Probably wouldn't happen that fast, but you get the point).  A
screen saver should be completely transparent to the user.  For example, the
DEC Rainbow (besides having other neat features) had a built-in screen saver,
as do other DEC terminals.

Why can't Apple do it?

Anyway, as for screen savers, Moire 2.xx seems pretty nice.  3.x doesn't
impress me as much (for various reasons).

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