BOINC is a very different sort of screensaver courtesy of the labs at Berkeley. Instead of just showing fancy pictures, it actually utilizes a server connection to take a little RAM from your computer ...

Today, a screensaver may seem like a novelty, but it once served as a way to prevent “screen burn” in cathode ray tube monitors. While screensavers are no longer necessary for that purpose, the ...

Today, immersive content studio FLOAT LAND launches experimental, collaborative, generative VR experience to evolve the screensaver medium. The 1990s. Grunge, Furby, crop tops, Tamagotchi. But no list ...

It always felt like something important was about to reveal itself to you around the next turn, but it never did. Reading time 4 minutes In the 1990s, computers were like portals to a fever dream. The ...

Like most things about the '90s, computers during that revered decade tend to be romanticized. It's understandable, too, since home computers and internet capabilities were only just beginning to ...

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