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I have only used it as a font in the 3D Text screensaver. Set the screensaver to display the time, max speed and use one of the Wingdings fonts. It confused the

I have only used it as a font in the 3D Text screensaver. Set the screensaver to display the time, max speed and use one of the Wingdings fonts. It confused the hell out of people. :)

gmueckl 6y ago
You can still do that in Windows 10. I just tried it and discovered that the screen saver settings dialog looks like it hasn't been touched in about 20 years. It still shows the screensaver preview in a CRT monitor frame...
- datameta 6y ago
  I wonder that's related to the fact that screen burn in stopped being an issue with the wide adoption of LCDs. People still certainly continued using them as habit, for enjoyment, or due to default settings - but its true purpose went out with the CRTs.
  - gmueckl 6y ago
    Well, it's not like low quality LCDs don't suffer from burn in like effects, either. But the way the screen saver settings have been hidden away suggests that this feature is pretty much on life support. It's just much better to send the screen into standby.
    - datameta 6y ago
      Image persistence can potentially be a thing with some LCDs but I honestly don't remember seeing it for years now even in the most brutal edge case scenarios.