Digital Clock Screensaver

Used more for practical reason in the early days (remember the big old CRT and plasma monitors?), screensavers nowadays are mainly used as form of nostalgia-inducing simple entertainment.

However, that's not to say that screensavers can't still have practical reasons. Take, for example, Digital Clock Screensaver that doesn't require much introduction since its name makes its purpose pretty clear.

Straight off the bat, here are a few reasons why even though this is a fairly oldschool piece of software, you might still be interested in giving it a shot.

For starters, it's practical (and we'll get to that in a bit), it looks rather good especially if you're a bit the opposite of a neophile, it doesn't bundle any third-party components (like the vast majority of third-party screensavers), and last but not least, it's fairly customizable.

To get it up and running, simply download the archive, unzip it, and follow the simple instructions presented in the README text file. Once this is taken care of, you should be able to locate the Screensaver in the Screen Saver Settings section.

As mentioned above, one of the main highlights of this screensaver stems from the fact that it allows a fairly decent degree of customizability. For instance, you can customize the outline, the background, and the font colors. You're also present with a set of handy sliders which allow you to configure the back dimming, the scale the digital clock, and the "Fade to Black" effect.

Alternatively, you can opt for a full outline, a transparent background, 24 Hour Time, or 12 Hour format by showing the Meridiem (which can be placed in five default positions, as we're sure you'll discover) and that's basically about it.

All things considered, even though it's by no means impressive, Digital Clock Screensaver has a certain vintage appeal to it, almost making you reminiscent of the strangely cool culture of the '80s and possibly even of what may very well be the most iconic watch from the period, the ubiquitous and simplistic Casio F-91W.