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Screensaver for a 128k?
Is there a screensaver that will run on a 128k?
Maybe as a desk accessory?
Maybe as a desk accessory?
Will AfterDark run on a 128k? Doubt it…
AD would be too big. Maybe Pyro! 1.0. However, probably not enough memory on a stock 128 to run it and anything else after it loads into memory.
-J
-J
Not enough memory. Needs at least a 512.
Your screensaver is the brightness knob. :beige:
Your screensaver is the brightness knob. :beige:
Well, Pyro! version 3.3 claims to work on "Any Macintosh", but requires System 4.1, which can't run on the 128K, so I'm not sure about their claim of "Any Macintosh"… (I tried, it doesn't work on System 3.2.)
I don't have any earlier copies of Pyro! to test.
I don't have any earlier copies of Pyro! to test.
My experience with a 128K years ago is that it was difficult to find *anything* that will run on it, much less frivolous things like a screensaver. There is really zero room to run anything but the application you are currently using, I agree, just turn down the brightness knob or shut down the machine. It's not often that you see an old Mac with serious screen burn anyway. The few worn out tubes I've encountered in them were simply weak, worn out gun, and a screensaver does little to prevent that since the gun is still being used to display the screensaver, albeit generally at a lower average beam current.
There's surprisingly more software than you think that works on a 128K. I'm always surprised over the years when I find something that does.
Just recently on Ebay, I saw camera input kit designed to work on the 128K/512K. You could hook up video camera's to the breakout box. The software grabbed "frames" coming in and displayed them on the screen. Cool stuff.
Just recently on Ebay, I saw camera input kit designed to work on the 128K/512K. You could hook up video camera's to the breakout box. The software grabbed "frames" coming in and displayed them on the screen. Cool stuff.
Are you sure that you wish to leave a Mac 128K (or even a Plus) running unattended such that you need to use a screensaver?
I have seen compact Macs with serious screen burn -- Macs used in educational computer labs which had been left on for weeks -- but none of my survivors suffer from it. If your Mac already has screen burn, there is little that you can do about it. If your Mac does not have screen burn, you will have to abuse it for a long time to create a problem.
I have seen compact Macs with serious screen burn -- Macs used in educational computer labs which had been left on for weeks -- but none of my survivors suffer from it. If your Mac already has screen burn, there is little that you can do about it. If your Mac does not have screen burn, you will have to abuse it for a long time to create a problem.
I never found a screen saver that would run on a 128K Mac. At least when mine still had 128K in it (1986) I cut the RAM chips off my 128K MOBO and installed sockets & 512K on it as all software seemed to need 512k. I still have it 
I have a screen saver for a Mac 128K, well sort of as you have to start it manually. It doesn't run in the background as it would consume too much memory.
It's a floating digital clock.
It's a floating digital clock.