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Just wondering... have they become obsolete? I know LCDs and LEDs don't need them like CRTs used to. Does anyone here still use one? I remember when they were all the rage and there were some nice ones like the tropical fish aquarium and of course the falling code Matrix style ones.
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I think at one point people finally realized that putting a computer in sleep mode makes a lot more sense, if the goal is to "save" anything, than running CPU/GPU-taxing software that ultimately produces nothing of value.
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I don't think they're needed anymore at all, but boy, I really miss my old Johnny Castaway screensaver
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Even CRTs did not really need them. Only once did I ever see a monitor with a bad case of burn in. It was a monochrome green monitor in the window of a bank that showed the stock courses 24 hours a day. You could still read the courses, even when the monitor was turned off. The names never changed and were easilyreadable, the places where the values were displayed were hazy dark blotches.
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I have a better example the school I was at ran a residential and in the place where they placed-dumped us was a table top Pac Man game from the early days, when that thing got turned off the maze could still be seen on it for about a half hour!
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The "newer" CRT's did not have the problem where the image would be burnt in to the screen forever. I would daresay that they won't become obsolete simply because it is a bad idea to logout the current user if he/she has been idle for some time.
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The screen saver is also needed in modern displays, because of energy consumptions and overuse of some pixels.
My Mac has some screen saver, but as on my PC the OS turns the machine into some sleeping mode. I like energy saving. 
Press F1 for help or google it.
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My Dad and I were talking about this on my Christmas visit. Does anyone remember 'After Dark'? My wife doesn't get the 'bad dog!' reference. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Flying toasters! Control the "doneness" of the toast!
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A buddy of mine had After Dark's Star Trek screen saver...I've probably wasted way too much time just watching it.
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It annoys me, actually. I mean, I know that only CRTs needed "saving", but I enjoyed many of the SCRs that I've used, but when you're always working on laptops, "how much power have I got left" is the issue, rather than screen burn.
Strangely, the one I miss the most is ajscreensaver, which was just a clock (in whatever format I felt like seeing).
Simple things please simple minds, I suppose.
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More simpler solution is Lock the screen (CTRL +ALT+ DELETE and Lock) and switch off the monitor.
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Just to set the record straight. All monitors can suffer "screen burn" given enough time. I have seen examples on both types of monitors with my own eyes. It is usually log in or data base entry screens.
Were they "old"? Yes. If you use the same monitor for many years it could happen.
I wouldn't overly worry about it. it is up to you.
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Has anyone else noticed that the Latest News head lines on the CP start page are tagged with "Tue 3 Jan 2017"?
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Well, if it was "Sun 1 Jan 2017" it's be "Latest Olds" instead.
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So tomorrow we can do it again[^]
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Perfectly correct, depending where you live.
Europe's about 12 hours) behind the leaders.
USA are aumong the last to get there.
Sin tack ear lol
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Ah, but the last shall be first!
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See my profile: Germany at UTC+1.
Posted at 12:30 local time = 11:30 UTC.
So it was only Tuesday then where time is +13 or +14 ahead like Christmas Island and Tonga 
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Or New Zealand and a few other nearby islands which is +12 and +1 for daylight saving.
Sin tack ear lol
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Been there, done that ... and I'm sure you all have as well!
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Aren't we arrogant ? 
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Hah! Takes me a couple of hours to setup Paintshop Pro each time I upgrade...
Mind you, a lot of the blame there lies with Corel: They never consider where you had tool windows in the previous version. And when I think about it, Microsoft are just as arrogant with VS ... that takes far too long to get right as well. 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Takes me a couple of hours to setup Paintshop Pro each time I upgrade
I know a trick for that, if you're happy with opening the registry.
What you do is:
0. Insert the corel upgrade-installation disc
1. Open the registry editor (winkey+R, "regedit")
2. Take the corel upgrade-installation disc out and bin it.
3. Close the registry editor.
Works perfectly for me, every time.
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