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This makes me feel old.

Number of things that need explaining now:

   - Computers used analog CRT monitors
   - CRTs had burn-in if left static
   - Screen savers showed dynamic images
   - After Dark / flying toasters was a classic screensaver
   - Software was sold on floppy disks
   - Purchased at physical computer stores
   - After Dark-era floppy disks were hard, not floppy
   - "Screen Savers" is also not to be confused with the TechTV show
   - TechTV merged with G4 in 2004, then closed in 2014, then restarted in 2020, then reclosed in 2022
I think that brings us back to modern times.

Also, has anyone recreated Snake for the AVP yet? And I don't mean fancy-Snake: I mean Nokia Snake.



- People didn’t care about power usage as much

Also, with OLED monitor screens becoming more popular maybe they will make a comeback? My OLED TV has a screensaver.


The small floppy disks were still floppy disks. Thick plastic does not make a hard disc!


- “G4” the TV network, not to be confused with the series of Mac computers




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