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Sorcerer Software Green SCREEN SAVER March, 1994
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The Green SCREEN SAVER is a small memory resident screen blanker that
can be used with EGA, VGA, and SVGA monitors. In this unregistered
evaluation version, the screen will blank after three minutes of keyboard
inactivity. Pressing any key will then reactivate the screen.
OPERATION:
Start the saver by typing at the command line (DOS prompt):
SSAVER <Enter>
You can also start the saver from your "autoexec.bat". Enter the complete
path and filename, which must include the drive and directory where the
saver is kept. If the file "SSAVER.COM" is in your UTIL directory on
drive C:, you would place in your "autoexec.bat" this line:
C:\UTIL\SSAVER
Once the saver has been started by either of the above methods, the
screen will then blank after 3 minutes of keyboard inactivity. The
screen is then restored by pressing any key.
When resident (in your computer's memory), the saver occupies
approximately 500 bytes. On machines configured with upper memory
blocks, it may be loaded high, such as with the DOS LOADHIGH command or
with a memory manager.
If you should no longer wish to have the saver in memory, it can be
removed by simply typing:
SSAVER /U
The 500 bytes of memory will then be returned to your computer's memory
bank.
LIMITATIONS:
This version of the saver will not respond to mouse movement. The amount
of time lapse necessary to blank the screen, set at 3 minutes, is not
configurable. The screen cannot be blanked by pressing a hot key. The
registered version does allow configuration of the timer and use of a
hot key.
This evaluation version will work only with EGA, VGA, and SVGA monitors.
If you need to use the saver with a monochrome or CGA monitor, please
let us know at the time you place your order.
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This saver should be used in DOS only. It will also work in a DOS program
running under Microsoft Windows or in a DOS session in OS/2, but under
these circumstances should be used with caution*. As with any DOS program
that takes control of the keyboard, these operating environments will
allow the the screen to blank, but may refuse to respond to your request
to unblank! Protect your Windows sessions by unloading the saver before
starting Windows.
Other than programs that take over control of the keyboard (such as
Windows), we have encountered no incompatibilities or software problems.
Please read the enclosed file "SIXPACK.DOC".
To register the Green SCREEN SAVER, have a hot key to blank the
screen at will, and the option of adjusting the time to blanking (1 to 60
minutes), see the enclosed text file "ORDER.FRM".
Thank you for supporting shareware!
William Kneeland
Sorcerer Software
* The saver actually works quite well in a DOS session in OS/2, but not
from OS/2's DOS prompt.