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After Dark is a series of computer screensaver software introduced by Berkeley Systems in 1989 for the Apple Macintosh, and in 1991 for Microsoft Windows. [3] [4]Following the original, additional editions included More After Dark, Before Dark, and editions themed around licensed properties such as Star Trek, The Simpsons, Looney Tunes, Marvel, and Disney characters.
The free software and open-source Unix-like operating systems running the X Window System (such as Linux and FreeBSD) use XScreenSaver almost exclusively. [citation needed] On those systems, there are several packages: one for the screen-saving and locking framework, and two or more for the display modes, divided somewhat arbitrarily.
Johnny Castaway is a screensaver released in 1992 by Sierra On-Line / Dynamix, and marketed under the Screen Antics brand as "the world's first story-telling screen saver". The screensaver depicts a man, Johnny Castaway, stranded on a very small island with a single palm tree. It follows a story which is slowly revealed through time.
Minecraft. Minecraft is a 3D survival sandbox game developed and published by Mojang, spanning multiple platforms. It was originally created by the independent video game designer Markus Persson in 2009, before giving the development to Jens Bergensten in 2011. The game has no specific goals to accomplish, allowing players a large amount of ...
Windows 10 Windows 10 November Update Named after a location seen in Halo: Combat Evolved, near which Installation 04 orbits. [61] Redstone — Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Creators Update Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Windows 10 April 2018 Update Windows Server 2019: Named after a fictional mineral from Minecraft. [62] [63] Santorini ...
The instructions for invoking the Easter egg vary depending on the version: [citation needed] 1.xx: Press Alt + ⇧ Shift + Esc + ↵ Enter. 1.01 and later: Hold Alt then Esc, release Alt then Esc, press Esc twice then press ← Backspace. 2.0 and later: Press F1, F5, F9, F4 and ← Backspace in rapid succession.
Screensaver. Einstein@Home interactive screensaver. A screensaver (or screen saver) is a computer program that blanks the display screen or fills it with moving images or patterns when the computer has been idle for a designated time. The original purpose of screensavers was to prevent phosphor burn-in on CRT or plasma computer monitors (hence ...
A screen in F.lux's "darkroom mode" On installation, the user can choose a location based on geographic coordinates, a ZIP code, or the name of a location.The program then automatically calibrates the device display's color temperature to account for time of day, based on sunrise and sunset at the chosen location.