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I've just got a spanking new computer at my work and I'm looking for a screensaver for it. Ideally I'd like something that is kind of science/ maths/ physics based (no fractals please) but I'm open to anything cool. Links to cool general and reputable free download sites would also be appreciated. The person who posts the link to the one I select gets a big wet kiss on the lips.

― hmmm, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no idea what I mean by 'cool' btw.

― hmmmm, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.reallyslick.com/

― philius fogg, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

not fractals but they've definitely got that visulisation plugin type eye candy factor.

― Filius Fogg, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

They're pretty much exactly what I'm after. However, they don't seem to work. They work in preview but I keep getting a black screen when I leave my mouse alone for a minute.

― hmmm, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't seen a flying toaster in forever.

classic screensavers: s/d

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 14:10 (twenty-two years ago)

strange - works ok for me. I use windows 2000 and I assume you're on XP so maybe it's something to do with that, or perhaps your drivers (but then why would the preview work). pity.

― philius fogg, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

The Matrix screensaver was cool. The Matrix Revolutions/LOTR ones that basically just played the trailer at you repeatedly were sort of scary.

Well, not 'at you', at people walking past your desk.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I do have XP. That may be it. It is a shame cos they were quite cool. I keep finding nice ones elsewhere but payment is usually involved.

I'm looking for something that's a bit organic (although based on maths), i.e that is always similar but never repeats itself.

― hmmm, Tuesday, 20 January 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

some of those nice william latham organic art screensavers seem to be available as a demo here:

http://www.artworks.co.uk/index2.htm

(colette's boyf to thread - he used to work there. company went on to write The Thing.)

the Really Slick screensavers are worth persevering with (also available for linux btw). It's probably just an opengl problem. Mmm, donuts...

if you like koi carp then http://www.screengardens.com/ is the place for you. opengl again though so...

i'm using the one that comes with windows called, confusingly, Windows98 (flying boxes) on the windows pc and this:

http://home.clara.net/koogy/overlap/overlap2.png

on the linux pc (looks better moving).

andy

― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

Hotel Magritte for OS X: awesome.

― wfdfsdf, Wednesday, 4 February 2004 07:51 (twenty-two years ago)

six months pass...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 2 September 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

There's only one way to go with this question: download the Particle Fire screen saver. And after the trial period elapses you can either register the darn thing or just uninstall and then reinstall (it's a tiny file) (and I actually paid for my version, I like it so much).

Don't bother with Version 2 - or maybe you should and you'll have better luck with it.

With the original, you can go into your screen saver settings and play around with all of the options.

And then you'll sit and stare and stare and stare and everyone will think you have the coolest screen saver on the block.

(And no fractals, but pretty and scientific looking.)

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 3 September 2004 05:08 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

Okay, i need a modern version of After Dark. There were at least two great screens on there, one called 'Starry Night' or somesuch of a city skyline at night, and the other of a fractal forest that would generate in different colors depending on the season.

Can anybody help me out here?

― kingfish, Thursday, 12 February 2009 07:28 (seventeen years ago)

five months pass...

recently installed this: http://community.sheepserver.net/

any better ones out there?

― am0n, Thursday, 16 July 2009 14:32 (sixteen years ago)

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