BJ Screensavers ver. 3.2
Explanations and instructions
Bo Johansson 2001-02-15
1. Bouncing molecules
| Background: |
Black screen |
| Objects: |
A number of colored balls or "molecules"
moving across the screen with random speeds and directions.
They bounce when hitting the edges or each others. |
| Options: |
(In Windows Control Panel)
- Molecule size (Small, Medium, Big)
- Number of molecules (10, 20, 30)
|
2. Eaters
| Background: |
Original screen image |
| Objects: |
A number of colored balls or "Eaters"
moving across the screen with random speeds and directions.
They "eat" their way through the screen image
leaving black tracks. |
| Options: |
(In Windows Control Panel)
- Size of eaters (Small, Medium, Big)
- Number of eaters (10, 20, 30)
|
3. Conway's Game of Life
| Background: |
Black screen |
| Objects: |
The screen is divided into cells that can be either
black ("dead") or cyan ("alive").
The cells change state according to the rules of
"Conway's Game of Life". |
| Options: |
(In Windows Control Panel)
- Cell size (Small, Medium, Big)
- Pattern (Acorn, Inverted U, Random)
- Edges (Always dead, Reflecting, Wrap-around)
|
| Rules: |
A dead cell with exactly three living cells as
neighbours (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) will
change state to alive.
A living cell with two or three living neighbours will
continue to live, otherwise it will change state to
dead. |
| Pattern: |
Refers to the pattern of dead and alive cells that
the screensaver starts with. |
| Edges: |
The edges can have three different states:
- Always dead means that there is an imagined edge outside
the screen with constantly dead cells.
- Reflecting means that there is an imagined edge outside
the screen with alternating constantly dead and constantly
alive cells.
- Wrap-around means that the imagined edge outside the
screen will repeat the pattern of cells at the opposite
side of the screen.
|
Instructions
These are included in the zip file
Screensavers for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
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--- English version ---
Status: Freeware, freely distributable
Version number: 3.2e
Revision date: 1997-08-17
Latest changes: Bjscrn3 has more options.
Notice: you must have the file bwcc.dll
(usually in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory)
for these screensavers to work.
The file bwcc.dll is included in the zip file.
1. Installation Windows 3.1
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Copy the .SCR files to your Windows directory.
(Usually C:\WINDOWS)
To use any of these screensavers: Start the Control
Panel, Desktop, and adjust the Screensaver options.
2. Installation Windows 95
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Copy the .SCR files to your Windows System directory.
(Usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
To use any of these screensavers: Start the Control
Panel, Screen, Screensavers, and adjust the options.
3. Known issues
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a) These screensavers do not hide "Always-on-top"
objects, like the buttonbar of Microsoft Office.
b) (If you have Windows 95, and use McAfee Antivirus,
the function "ScreenScan" will not work.)
- Seems to work now!
4. Disclaimer
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I take no responsibility whatsoever for anything that
happens to your computer as a result of using these
files in any way.
5. Who am I?
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Bo Johansson <bo.h.johansson@karlstad.mail.telia.com>
homepage: http://web.telia.com/~u54504162/index_e.htm
I have made these screensavers myself, using
Turbo C++ 4.5 for Windows.
