I recreated a flying toasters screensaver for XScreensaver
"After Dark" by Berkeley Systems was a collection of screensavers for Macintosh and Windows from early 90s; "Flying Toasters" is probably the most famous and loved among them. Using my very limited knowledge of C and X11 programming, I recreated it as a XScreensaver module for Linux. Hope you find it useful or at least amusing!
In plain words
This is a recreation of the iconic Flying Toasters screensaver from the early 1990s After Dark collection, rebuilt as an XScreensaver module for Linux systems. The developer implemented it using C and X11 programming to bring back the nostalgic animated toasters flying across the screen. It's intended for Linux users who want to relive or experience this classic screensaver effect on modern systems.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
Does the same job
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