Afterglow brings classic After Dark screen savers to modern Macs
This interesting project by Jeff Halter (via Daring Fireball ) lets users run the original 68k After Dark screen saver modules on modern Macs. Here are the details.
A new project called Afterglow allows users to run the classic After Dark screen savers on modern Macs, according to Jeff Halter's work featured on Daring Fireball. After Dark, a collection of screen savers popular in the 1990s, featured animations such as Flying Toasters, Fish, and Starry Skylines. These programs not only prevented burn-in on CRT monitors but also entertained users with their unique and sometimes surreal visuals.
However, running these classic screen savers on modern Macs has been tricky, often requiring vintage hardware or a classic Mac OS emulator. The Afterglow project, created by Halter, eliminates this need by providing a dedicated emulator specifically for After Dark modules, without relying on ROMs or classic Mac OS. Afterglow includes module controls, full-screen mode, a randomizer, multimodule support, a 3D box art feature, a CRT shader, a resource inspector, and a DrawMorph editor.
While the website does not include the original After Dark modules, it offers instructions on how to find and import them. Users can learn more by visiting the project's website.
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