Comments on: At long last, a console screensaver http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: msx http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-45486 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:36:10 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-45486 @7
Yeah, but FBSD has been useful for nothing excepts server use for over a decade :D

Awesome post as usual K. Mandla!!

]]> By: binclock and a screensaver script « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-43714 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:08:38 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-43714 [...] a little fatter now, but will sit neatly in a script file, waiting to be cued by something like screen’s blanker option. I notice on my Pentium that there’s a slight lag while sed calculates the line length and [...]

]]> By: An analog clock for the console « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-41299 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:33:33 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-41299 [...] itself to whatever space you give it. It’ll run in screen, in a corner of screen or as a blanker for screen, if you tell it [...]

]]> By: Random screensavers for the console « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39711 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:41:25 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39711 [...] Published 2009/06/25 Linux Leave a Comment After finding a slick way to incorporate a screensaver for the console, I’m keeping my eyes open for other options in the splashy-text-thingy [...]

]]> By: On the menu « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39541 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:55:12 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39541 [...] cmatrix, which I use mostly as a screensaver [...]

]]> By: Howto: Patch and set up screen-vs « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39430 Sun, 24 May 2009 13:10:43 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39430 [...] and the idle command I mentioned here; I strongly recommend cmatrix in that role, or perhaps cacafire, if you’re so inclined. Be [...]

]]> By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39297 Wed, 06 May 2009 22:17:38 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39297 That does look cool, thanks. I might have to try that one.

]]> By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39294 Wed, 06 May 2009 22:13:30 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39294 Technically no, there’s no need. But it’s pretty cool. (But as I understand it, CRT’s aren’t the only ones susceptible to burn-in.)

]]> By: alvare http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39288 Wed, 06 May 2009 02:40:28 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39288 l0L this is so cool, thanks

]]> By: anon http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39284 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:03:35 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/at-long-last-a-console-screensaver/#comment-39284 FreeBSD has had VGA console screensavers for over a decade. http://www.freebsddiary.org/screensaver.php

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