> >I reckon that the burn-in on the Xerox Alto was an early "desktop theme" or
> >"screen saver" (did the Alto have that feature?). If I recall correctly it
> >reminded me of cartoon-like butterflies, flowers, or a bee or something
> >>like that.
> I always wondered if that was actually screen burn in. As crazy as it
> might sound I got the feeling that was actually a clear 'decal' of some
> sort applied to the monitor. Don't ask me why on earth I should get such a
> strange impression though.
Well, maybe they did run the 'fly-swat' Game for a long time ...
I don't recall the real name. You hat to 'catch' flies that apeared
around your window with a mouse klick ... they seamed to be random,
but they wheren't ... so if you just let this game run for a long
time, these flies will result in a visible burn in on your nice big
B&W screen.
Gruss
H.
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Received on Thu May 31 2001 - 11:52:22 BST