DOS Screen Savers

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 17 May 2019 11:42 am

A trip down memory lane.

https://youtu.be/MNThW872Hqw

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 17 May 2019 11:12 pm

I loved the flying toasters screensaver! I used to watch Leo Laporte and Andrew Norton's program, The Screensavers, on Tech TV (now called TWIT)

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 18 May 2019 12:27 am

I'm outa here!

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 18 May 2019 2:46 am

Funny story, I knew a guy who keep his mother's business computers going. He made an opening screen that came up blue with "Your computer has crashed, please restart it."

She finally called him the next day around 10 AM (after rebooting 100's of times) and told him he would have to come in. He told just to not do anything and it would "fix" itself...

She finally figure out he had tricked her.

I also used to like the "Coke Gift" that popped out the CD tray as a cup holder...

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 1 Jul 2019 1:04 pm

I miss the old DOS days.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 1 Jul 2019 1:28 pm

It was a very interesting time. I was programming imaging applications for DOS, like the origins of PhotoShop. WE had to use a separate monitor because the DOS screen wasn't color. Just text and the lines between text options.

Now you can do it all with your finger on a "phone".