Does anyone know where I can get the source code for the Microsoft OpenGL screen savers that ship with their OS'es? 3D Pipes, 3D text, etc... IRCC, that source code used to ship with Visual Studio (or ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Way back when: People used screensavers to prevent "burn-in" on CRT monitors, where static images could permanently damage the screen. Screensavers like 3D Pipes animated the display during inactivity ...

Are screensavers art? If they are, one of the most iconic Windows screensavers, 3D Pipes, only existed because of an internal Windows contest to show off OpenGL support to Windows NT. Chen’s latest ...

Hilarity ensued when I found this little gem on Apple’s download site. To quote: “A stupid OpenGL screensaver that is likely to make you feel sick in a very short time.” No, there’s no point. Just a ...

Rather, trying to use the OpenGL screensavers WITH those drivers would cause those systems to crash. As long as I stayed away from the screensavers I was okay. I was able to use regular OpenGL ...