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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:57:03
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Ralph Proctor <ralphgpr AT shadow DOT net>
Subject: Screen Savers vs Blankers
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Questions about screen savers still keep popping up. I could never see the
advantage of a "saver" over a "blanker"

Here what I have used for over five years:

BLANK.BAS

CLS
waitforkey$ = INPUT$(1)
SYSTEM

BLANK.BAT   [You can name this anything you want. I don't use a one-letter
name anymore for complex                        reasons.]
@echo off
qbasic /run c:\dos\blank.bas

In DOS you hit blank [Enter] or whatever your favorite name is--I used to
use b [Enter]

It works perfectly.

In Windows with:

Description: Blank Screen Ctrl+Alt+B
Command Line: C:\DOS\BLANK        Don't change this name.
Working Directory C:\DOS                Just a formality
Shortcut Key: Ctrl+Alt+B                   or your favorite letter

Make the icon anything you want.

Now when I hit Ctrl+Alt+B I get a black screen and then when I hit any key
later on I get back my beautiful 
Bill Gates extravaganza.

I only write this because I believe "savers" are a waste of memory and are
mainly for the purpose of  home/office decoration. I think "blanking" is
best. Chacun a son gout.

Ralph