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Nebagakid · May 16, 2003, 07:51 AM

Has anyone else downloaded this one? It is by far the best Matrix Screen Saver avaliable!

http://meta.ath0.com/software/

bOOzo · May 16, 2003, 08:29 AM

Yeah I have, and I'm enjoying it very much. Tough luck for us swedes though, the Matrix Reloaded doesn't premiere until the 21st!! Luckily, I have tickets to the first show though..

swiz · May 16, 2003, 08:57 AM

Where is the download link for it?

ambush · May 16, 2003, 09:30 AM

Originally posted by swiz:
Where is the download link for it?

macupdate.com

iRebound · 10:05 AM

thank you for the link! it's way better than the Xirtam screen saver!

SnowSaver is one of my favorite also.

Brien · May 16, 2003, 10:09 AM

Red Pill is sweet. Me likey.

Cerbero · May 16, 2003, 11:17 AM

Yeah, it's the best available, but it still doesn't feel right to me. The symbols look wrong somehow.. I think they should be "glowing" more. Ohwell..

IronPen · May 16, 2003, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by Cerbero:
Yeah, it's the best available, but it still doesn't feel right to me. The symbols look wrong somehow.. I think they should be "glowing" more. Ohwell..

Turn off the fog. Set it to none in the Settings. That seems to make it brighter, and I like it a lot better that way.

mrbiiggy2 · May 16, 2003, 01:54 PM

Get Xirtam, it's at least somewhat more authentic.

I think this belongs in third party software, anyways.

Brien · May 16, 2003, 02:46 PM

1.2 is out if you didn't know, looks more authentic.

Dace · May 16, 2003, 03:54 PM

I prefer my "Matrix" screensaver rather than Xirtam or Red pill...I find it's nicer.

fireside · May 16, 2003, 05:52 PM

eh its nice and pretty but i dont like it because it zooms in. if there is a way to turn that zoom thing off, please tell me!

NetworkShadow · May 16, 2003, 06:08 PM

Yup, had it for some time now, very nice.

TheIceMan · May 16, 2003, 06:17 PM

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:
Get Xirtam, it's at least somewhat more authentic.

Thanks for the tip. I'm using it now. The code "flows" much better on my PowerBook and doesn't choke or hesitate like the Red Pill screen saver.

Get it HERE

mrtew · May 16, 2003, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by fireside:
eh its nice and pretty but i dont like it because it zooms in. if there is a way to turn that zoom thing off, please tell me!

To turn off the zooming set the Velocity slider all the way down to the left. I like mine almost all the way down so you don't notice the zooming, but the code strips don't draw over the same place all the time.

mrtew · May 16, 2003, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by Dace:
I prefer my "Matrix" screensaver rather than Xirtam or Red pill...I find it's nicer.

You have a Matrix screensaver? Please elaborate!

Cerbero · May 17, 2003, 07:31 AM

Originally posted by brien:
1.2 is out if you didn't know, looks more authentic.

Ah, I had 0.9. This new one looks much more authentic indeed.

fireside · May 17, 2003, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by mrtew:
To turn off the zooming set the Velocity slider all the way down to the left. I like mine almost all the way down so you don't notice the zooming, but the code strips don't draw over the same place all the time.

thanks. it looks much better now.

Dace · May 17, 2003, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by mrtew:
You have a Matrix screensaver? Please elaborate!

Long ago I downloaded a screensaver called Matrix. I think it was ported from linux, not sure...it's called "Matrix" and I don't remember where I got it from, but I prefer it over Xirtam and Red Pill.

mrbiiggy2 · May 17, 2003, 06:39 PM

I used to have a shell screensaver that was truly authenticate to the matrix's "code". Now I've got this.

darrick · May 17, 2003, 06:51 PM

from the read me with what i'm guessing is Dace's screensaver, which i have also:

Copyright (c) 2001 Brent Neal
Based on xmatrix, (c) 1999 Jamie Zawinski

This MacOS X screensaver is based on xmatrix, the xscreensaver hack. I
had xmatrix as my LinuxPPC screensaver for as long as Linux was
installed on my machine, and thus when I dumped LinuxPPC for OS X, I
wanted to bring xmatrix along with me. So, I lifted the logic and the
glyphs from Jamie's code, and marched merrily along with no clue about
what I was doing.

I'mDaMac · May 17, 2003, 11:28 PM

What does the "enable spoon" thing do besides tell you there is no spoon and launch the guys website?

Dace · May 18, 2003, 12:31 AM

Ok, I found the "Matrix" screensaver at Mac OS X Apps. The direct link is here, that will take you to the developer's "website".

darrick · May 18, 2003, 08:24 AM

what da "enable spoon" thing?
where da "enable spoon" thing?

MilkmanDan · May 19, 2003, 12:13 AM

In Soviet Russia, the pill takes YOU.

Ok, now that THAT joke is done with. Its a nice screen saver that runs well on a whole bunch of Macs around here. Best of all. FREE.

Mike S. · May 19, 2003, 02:16 AM

I left the new one running over night as I always do (pass lock) and when I woke up and tried to log in I couldn't. The log-in box wouldn't appear.

I had to force reboot my system via the tower power button, Frankensteined 8600.

The previous one didn't have this problem, I guess all the extra lines over taxed something but I had it turned down to like 50%.

Oh well, I got tired of it anyways.

Maquero · May 19, 2003, 01:55 PM

Ok, I found the "Matrix" screensaver at Mac OS X Apps. The direct link is here, that will take you to the developer's "website".

this one looks just like xirtamn to me,just with less preferences,

mrtew · May 19, 2003, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by Maquero:
this one looks just like xirtamn to me,just with less preferences,

That's what I thought too.... I used to have it a long time aga, but I chucked it when I got Xirtam because they seemed identical looking except for the prefs. The RedPill one makes them both look like their 15 years old though.

Dace · May 19, 2003, 11:03 PM

It looks better than Xirtam... Xirtam just shows a bunch of numbers that end up displaying a phone number over and over again, plus the glyphs are big and ugly. Matrix displays a shower of numbers and you have the option of selecting smaller glyphs. Red Pill is nice, but I hate it's zooming effect.

Maquero · May 20, 2003, 12:48 AM

the phone numer in option can be disabled via the preferences as well as the glyph size.
you can turn the zoom off in red pill by sliding velocity all the way to the left

Dace · May 20, 2003, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by Maquero:
the phone numer in option can be disabled via the preferences as well as the glyph size.
you can turn the zoom off in red pill by sliding velocity all the way to the left

Ah, IC...thanks, but I still prefer either Matrix or Xirtam since they make it look like my computer is going haywire. Red Pill doesn't do that for me. Hope that makes sense.