Re: Do you still need screensavers these days?
In linux.debian.user, Stefan (sb51@soas.ac.uk) wrote:
>I remember reading somewhere that you don't really need screensavers anymore
>with modern monitors to prevent damage to them, and that the only reason to
>run them is to show off to your colleagues or whoever.
That, and to lock the the computer so no one can play with it. If
you're in an environment where you log onto a server containing
confidential information, the screen saver can keep someone else from
wandering into your office and seeing that stuff.
With modern power-saving BIOSes, the thing can even turn the monitor
off (and power down the computer) if you've been away too long, saving
electricity and wear on your system.
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Carl Fink scitech@iconsf.org
Science and Technology Programming, I-Con 18
April 9-11, 1999 www.iconsf.org
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