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- From: mmelez@vax.clarku.edu
- Subject: Why didn't my apple need a screen saver?
- Message-ID: <31DEC92.06222989@vax.clarku.edu>
- Sender: news@black.clarku.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Clark University
- Date: 31 DEC 92 06:22:29 GMT
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- Date sent: 31-DEC-1992 01:07:47
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- I've been wondering about something for a long time. Almost every Mac I've
- worked with has had a screen saver installed, ostensibly to prevent screen
- burn-in. I've had an Apple //e since 1983, with a "monitor ///" monochrome
- monitor attached, and my screen has never been burnt in, even when I left it on
- for up to 12 hours at a time (usually I would turn it off, but every once
- in a while I'd forget). Is it the black-on-white nature of Mac monitors that
- requires a screen saver, or was I just lucky with my //e?
-
- Which brings me to another question: Why is a black-on-white screen considered
- better for the eyes? Personally I find it to be worse; I feel like I'm shining
- a low-level light right into my face. I work much better on the Mac with
- programs that allow me to invert the screen (vt100 emulators). Anyone know the
- science behind this?
-
- Myk.
- mmelez@vax.clarku.edu
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