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::maroma:: · Apr 19, 2003, 04:26 AM

I'm always in the mood for a good screensaver. And I've been on the lookout for the next great one. Post your favorite and/or current Screensavers here!

My favorite is Flurry.

My current is Marine Aquarium.

Gotta love them fishies.

Anyone else?

Developer · Apr 19, 2003, 04:48 AM

Beach (and I tried them all)

Peter · Apr 19, 2003, 04:54 AM

I use dimmer, does anyone know a good matrix style screensaver?

ngrundy · Apr 19, 2003, 05:40 AM

Flurry

because it's a nice screensaver and it pisses all my x86 using mates off when they realise i can't send them the .scr

smelly · Apr 19, 2003, 06:08 AM

solarwinds

Developer · Apr 19, 2003, 06:48 AM

Originally posted by ngrundy:
Flurry

because it's a nice screensaver and it pisses all my x86 using mates off when they realise i can't send them the .scr

Isn't it a port from Windows?

superblue · Apr 19, 2003, 07:07 AM

My current favourite is by the band Lemon Jelly - cute stylised coastal city landscape changes from day to night

You can find it in the download section here:

http://www.lemonjelly.ky/flash.html

calumr · Apr 19, 2003, 08:24 AM

Originally posted by Developer:
Isn't it a port from Windows?

I originally found Flurry in the form of source for a Windows screensaver. When I released the Mac OS X version, the web site that hosted the Windows version had since disappeared from the web.

There is an xscreensaver version and there was one guy who claimed he had written a Windows version, but he never sent me a link or anything.

Gankdawg · Apr 19, 2003, 08:50 AM

Old Glory

DaedalusDX · Apr 19, 2003, 09:20 AM

I still use Flurry. Its become almost an old boring standby, but it still looks very very pretty.

All my windows friends are trying to find it. It just doesn't exist for windows anymore

gralem · Apr 19, 2003, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
I use dimmer, does anyone know a good matrix style screensaver?

IllumineX has one called IX-xirtam. It's fast and very good. You can get it here:

http://illuminex.com/software/index.html

---gralem

gralem · Apr 19, 2003, 10:18 AM

Oh yeah, I used to be lazy and just use Flurry (it is very pleasant). Now I have a digital camera and put family photos in a screensaver of my own.

---gralem

Goldie · Apr 19, 2003, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
I use dimmer, does anyone know a good matrix style screensaver?

Haven't tried it yet

Lew · Apr 19, 2003, 10:20 AM

Tunnel from EpicWare

dampeoples · Apr 19, 2003, 10:56 AM

I use the default one's, set to random, but I have my screen set to go to sleep

Cipher13 · Apr 19, 2003, 11:44 AM

Flurry.

barbarian · Apr 19, 2003, 12:41 PM

I like the Terminator3 screensaver available here:

http://www.terminator3.com/email_rec...se&suffix=

Weezer · Apr 19, 2003, 01:00 PM

Fluid

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14713

TimmyDee51 · Apr 19, 2003, 04:22 PM

Buy Now. It's a port from BeOS and can be found at http://dsandler.org/soft/macosx/BeOS...saver_Pack.tgz

It's simple, but I think it's the funniest screensaver out there. Drives my boss nuts.

Sage · Apr 19, 2003, 05:33 PM

Flurry.

BTW, does anybody know how to get rid of the .mac option in the Screen Effects panel thingie? I'd like to use the "Random" effect, but sometimes it'll pick the .mac module and so shows that annoying "You need to subscribe..." text on the screen. I've tried, but haven't been able to locate the file...

fortepianissimo · Apr 19, 2003, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by Weezer:
Fluid

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14713

Perfect for burning a hole on your cpu...