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From: metahawk@itsgw.rpi.edu (Wayne G Rigby)
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Subject: Re: Screen blankers
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Date: 6 Apr 91 08:10:55 GMT
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I think what was wanted is if there are any screen blanker with modules.
After Dark (and the newer versions of Pyro for the Mac) has different modules
that show different graphics (and sounds).

For example, I've seen modules that show moire patterns, laser diffraction
patterns, a cityscape composed entirely by the lights from windows, etc.
There are easily over 50 different modules for After Dark.  The modules
can be created by anyone who knows how to program a Mac (Yuck!).
The program can be set to randomly display modules from a list of user
selected modules.  It can even combine modules (one of my favorites is
the cityscape combined with one that displays lightning bolts with a
crash of thunder).

While I believe blankers that do things like this defeat there purpose
many a time, they can be awful attractive.

                                      Metahawk
                                      metahawk@rpi.edu