From: bo@enterprise.umd.edu (Geoffrey S. Elbo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Star Trek...The screen saver
Keywords: AFTER DARK,WINDOWS,SCREENSAVER,STARTREK
Date: 22 Nov 92 08:10:56 GMT
Organization: Physics Business Network, University of Maryland

In article <BxzFvz.70p@magna.com> doc@magna.com (Matthew J. D'Errico) writes:
>From: doc@magna.com (Matthew J. D'Errico)
>Subject: Re: Star Trek...The screen saver
>Keywords: AFTER DARK,WINDOWS,SCREENSAVER,STARTREK
>Date: 19 Nov 92 21:33:34 GMT
>In article <18NOV199214400804@trentu.ca> spowell@trentu.ca (STEFAN POWELL) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov17.180959.16639@dorsai.com>, carlos@dorsai.com (Carlos Domenguez) writes...
>>>Any comments about ST-TSS?
>>What is "Star Trek...The screen saver" ?
>
>_Star Trek: The Screen Saver_ is a version of Berkeley's After Dark which
>contains Star Trek TOS (The Original Series for you non-trekkers) oriented
>displays or savers...  It is fully compatible with After Dark 2.0, and
>you can even mix the savers in Multi-Modules...
>
More info on 

Star Trek: The Screen Savers for Windows

Box Requiremtents: Windows 3.0 or higher
		   minimum 2MB RAM
		   VGA or better

From the people who gave you AFTER DARK, a set of screen savers
based on Star Trek:The Original Series.  This product runs without
AFTER DARK, but it can run all AD modules.

There are 15 different modules, plus a Randomizer, a Multimodule 
(which allows you to put more than one saver on the screen at
once), a Sounder module (plays WAV files) anda default night 
city skyline.

Any of the modules may be removed to conserve space.  Berkeley has also 
included an uninstall option.  Very nice.

Sound is achieved through the internal Speaker, Windows Sound in 3.1
or Soundblaster in 3.0. 

Recommendations:  If you don't have a sound board, you're missing out.  The 
			sound is okay through the speaker, but it's amazing 
			through a Soundblaster.

		  Run Smartdrive with at least 256K minimum.  This will
 	 		dramatically speed up the screen savers. In 
			config.sys a line "device=smartdrv.sys 2048 256"
	 		before loading himem.sys or emm.sys.
                
		  I've run it in 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768.  The 
			800x600 mode seems to work the best.

		  If you normally run in 800x600 or 1024x768, change it to 
			640x480 and run the Spock module.  It'll be easier 
			to enjoy the facial expressions.  In 10-15 min. he 
			should run through everything he does. (on a 386/33)
			This is pretty much the only module I noticed that 
			needed 640x480 to make a difference in watching it.  
			In 1024x768, things can get a little small on all 
			the modules though.

The Modules:
Brain Cells		From "Operation:Annihilate" the creatures 
			stick to screen.

Communications		A way to leave messages for others on the
			screen.  It dissolves and reappears at
			regular intervals in a variety of styles.

Final Exam		A trivia game.

Final Frontier		Sort of like the opening credits.

Horta			The Horta drill while RedShirts explore.

Ion Storm		A stream of colorful lines.

Planetary Atlas		A picture and description of various planets
 			from the series.

Scotty's Files		A series of techinical diagrams of various
			pieces of equipment and ships.

Ship Panels		Different control panels (M5, food dispenser
			engineering, Spock's station)

Sickbay			The diagnostic panel of the beds in sickbay.
			Has comments from McCoy.

Space			A spot in universe where many ships come 
			together.

Spock			Spock appears in various places on the screen
			and does a variety of things.

The Mission		Kirk in his chair talking to various crew
			members.  Also see Scotty in the tunnels and
			the main viewer.

Tholian Web		The Tholians attempt to complete their web.

Tribbles		Tribbles multiply while the Klingons look on.


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