Want a geeky code screensaver. TIRED of only finding Matrix fail

MrCheeto · Nov 26, 2009, 06:46 PM

I am really really dying inside since upgrading to Snow Leopard because my screensavers are....*sobs* DEAD! or at least the only one that I used to love, Fenetres Volantés.

So since then I've been using some default screensavers and looking for a replacement.

What I want is a black background with scrolling text. Sadly, there are too many wunnabe 1337 kids that fell in love with escaping to the Matrix where the junior high bullies can't hurt them so all Google results yield ching-chonganese text falling. What I really want is a screensaver that looks like it's running a command line level operation.

Example

Any suggestions? Much appreciated!

FYI: That's the iPhone Doom app source code

TwinCities Dan · Nov 26, 2009, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrCheeto

...all Google results yield ching-chonganese text falling.

That's very mature OP.

MrCheeto · Nov 26, 2009, 06:53 PM

Then TELL ME what it is!

Watch the Matrix, it looks like asian logograms...but it's NOT!

Mal · Nov 27, 2009, 01:02 PM

It's usually done in Katakana (Japanese alphabet, one of them anyways), but flipped horizontally as if viewed from behind. I don't recall if the movie did it that way, but most screensavers have done that.

As to your original question, I wonder how hard it would be to make a screensaver that would, I dunno, just scroll through your Console entries or something like that? I haven't seen one though.

jW

MrCheeto · Nov 27, 2009, 01:09 PM

That would be great...but I'm not a programmer and it has to be 64bit =\

Anyway, discuss

thanks

Nov 26, 2009, 06:46 PM	#1
MrCheeto macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2008	Want a geeky code screensaver. TIRED of only finding Matrix fail I am really really dying inside since upgrading to Snow Leopard because my screensavers are....sobs DEAD! or at least the only one that I used to love, Fenetres Volantés. So since then I've been using some default screensavers and looking for a replacement. What I want is a black background with scrolling text. Sadly, there are too many wunnabe 1337 kids that fell in love with escaping to the Matrix where the junior high bullies can't hurt them so all Google results yield ching-chonganese text falling. What I really want is a screensaver that looks like it's running a command line level operation. Example Any suggestions? Much appreciated! FYI: That's the iPhone Doom app source code

Nov 27, 2009, 01:02 PM	#4
Mal macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, soon to be Chiba	It's usually done in Katakana (Japanese alphabet, one of them anyways), but flipped horizontally as if viewed from behind. I don't recall if the movie did it that way, but most screensavers have done that. As to your original question, I wonder how hard it would be to make a screensaver that would, I dunno, just scroll through your Console entries or something like that? I haven't seen one though. jW __________________ My Googlepage: Serenity Icons and More!

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Nov 26, 2009, 06:53 PM	#3
MrCheeto Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2008	Then TELL ME what it is! Watch the Matrix, it looks like asian logograms...but it's NOT!

Nov 27, 2009, 01:09 PM	#5
MrCheeto Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2008	That would be great...but I'm not a programmer and it has to be 64bit =\ Anyway, discuss thanks