Terranova ScreenSaver

Terranova ScreenSaver is a unique screensaver thatuses the technique of fractal forgery to synthesise images of planets, star fields, and cloudy skies.

Every image is unique; you could run this screen saver for millions of years without seeing the same image twice.

You can configure the rate at which images change and whether images appear at random positions on the screen to avoid burning in the phosphor (the Prime Directive for screen savers) or are centred on the screen. You can optionally select to display the date and time.

The Terranova screen saver can generate images of planets, clouds, and star fields. By default, it randomly chooses the type of image, showing an average of six planets for each cloudy sky or star field. If you'd like to suppress certain kinds of images, uncheck the corresponding boxes.

The whole reason for a screen saver is to keep a constant image from being "burned in" on the phosphor of your monitor's screen. To achieve this goal, by default the screen saver shows successive planet images at random positions on the screen. If you're more obsessed with symmetry than the health of your monitor (or you have a non-CRT display that's not vulnerable to phosphor burn), check "Centre" to display each planet centred on the screen.

If checked, the date and time are displayed in discreet dark blue type at the top of the screen. If you've selected random screen position, the date and time will shift horizontally with every image update, appearing above the planet in images containing one.

Requirements:

￭ On machines slower than a 90 MHz Pentium it may be unacceptably sluggish. If you wish to use it on a slower machine, try setting the "Mesh size" in the Advanced Configuration dialogue to a smaller value and selecting a longer interval between images.