Blackout v1.01
Copyright (c) 1996-97, Jem E. Berkes
DOS text mode screen save

What's new in this version: Blackout v1.01 now can detect if it has already
been loaded into memory. This will prevent users from loading Blackout more
than once in a DOS session.

        Blackout is an extremely simple screen saver. Once installed, it will
blank the screen after 5 minutes of inactivity at the keyboard. If you press
a key, Blackout will restore the screen. Blackout will not try to activate
in graphics modes (e.g. inside games), because this can potentially mess up
what is on the screen. The screen saver takes up 384 bytes of memory, but
DOS usually rounds this up to 400 bytes.

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A unique characteristic of Blackout is that it will let whatever is happening
underneath it continue.  For example, if you are downloading a file and the 
screen saver Blackout blanks the screen, the downloading will still go on!
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        To make Blackout occupy high memory (which keeps more conventional
memory available to programs), you can include this line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file (which is usually found in your C:\ directory):

LH d:\path\BLACKOUT.COM

...but remember to replace d:\path\ with where you copied Blackout to.  For
example, if you have Blackout located in your C:\DOS directory, the line in
AUTOEXEC.BAT will read:

LH C:\DOS\BLACKOUT.COM

If you would like Blackout to occupy conventional memory, omit the LH:

C:\DOS\BLACKOUT.COM

        It is possible to reduce the size of Blackout to 120 bytes, but I am
still working on this. Perhaps in a later version I will be able to do this.
        I have found Blackout particularly useful in one situation.  I have
my computer load it at startup, and then when I work at a DOS prompt and cannot
take advantage of Windows' built in screen saver, Blackout kicks in.

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If you find this program useful, please send a $10 donation to:

Jem E. Berkes
185 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3M 3K4
Canada

bP Software home page -> http://atc.nethosting.com/starlink/bp/
Author's e-mailaddress -> bpsoft@bigfoot.com