Re: When Is A Game Old?

On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:00:08 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:48:07 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:59:22 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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I haven't used a screen saver in so long I don't remember when the last
time was.  I do have the power settings to turn off the screen after 15
minutes, but it was happening in less than 5 minutes.

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Yeah, screensavers are quite pointless, especially since computers
come out of suspend so quickly. There's no necessity to them anymore,
so it's no surprise that most people don't use them. In fact,
Microsoft has made it pretty hard even to get to screensaver settings
in Windows 11. Arguably, they're even counter productive, since they
waste electricity. But they're pretty. ;-)
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I have an entire folder of old screen savers. Some of them are no longer
compatible with Windows.
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It is amazing how fast "3DPipes" (from NT4) chugs along in this day and
age.
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Unfortunately, while when you preview "3D Bubbles," it leaves the screen
up, when it actually runs, it still blacks the whole screen out. Hasn't
worked right since at least Windows 8. It's my favorite.
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It's also a toss-up how they will deal with multiple screens.

I've a collection of screensavers I've collected over the years. Some
of which aren't compatible with modern versions of Windows, but you'd
be surprised by how many still are. I purchased a whole range of '3D
screensavers' ten+ years ago too. All of which get tossed into the
rotation, although mostly I only fire them up for special occassions.
My usual is the "Ribbons" screensaver, which looks beautiful spanning
all four monitors (I'm a sucker for glowing neon ;-).

LCDs can suffer from burn-in, but tend to be a lot more resistant to
it. Letting the monitor tick over into sleep mode after ten minutes of
inactivity is the best way of avoiding the problem. I just prefer to
use something more... colorful.