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Hoody007
March 30, 2022, 5:52pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 32
MacOS Development

Happy to see this is still alive, at least on Windows!
As a diehard Mac guy, I was crushed when I upgraded past 10.13, as it System47 doesn't run as a 64 bit native app (as I'm sure we all know smile )

Happy to help with development on macOS - I'm currently on Apple Silicon (M1 Pro) so I can help there as well.

Somehow this screensaver looks totally period correct on my vintage iMac G3 though!

Comment:

:-) So glad to hear that you enjoy System47.
Unfortunately the development of a mac version is on hold at the moment. My old mac died oh well Need to get a new one first, then some R&D to make sure that it's possible to port it to mac with M1 chip. Thanks for the offering! Just sent you an email
Matt
from United States
March 20, 2022, 8:27pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 31
3 Monitors?

Love this! Though, I got it to work on two monitors flawlessly, but I have 3 monitors and it doesn't want to show on the third. No options to "force" it to do so. Ideas?

Comment:

Thanks for the feedback! Hmmm... although I don't have 3 monitors to run the test, theoretically it should work on any number of monitors. One question, did you hot-plug in the 3rd monitor after you've booted into Windows? On a 2-monitor setup, I noticed that if Windows was booted up with only one monitor, and later a second monitor was activated, Windows somehow was not seeing the second monitor as the true secondary monitor. The problem went away if I started up Windows with two monitors.
I'll see if I could find a 3-monitor setup to run tests on.
Graph Paper Achitect
March 9, 2022, 7:09pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 30
Thank You!!!

Thank You so much for fixing this! After they killed flash I was very sad and thought it was never coming back. This has been my favorite screen saver for so many years and I have missed it!!!

Thank You!!!

Comment:

You're welcome :-) Thanks for your kind words
Carlo
March 3, 2022, 9:10am (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 29

Carlo posted on 02.03.2022 | 21:35:

Getting Virus Alert for System47.scr

Getting IDP.ALEXA.53 from Avast. Also went to (virustotal.com) . Uploaded file and is filled with malware.

Comment:

meWho, March 3, 2022: Unfortunately, a few antivirus (AV) programs have raised a "false positive" malware flag when loading up this screensaver. According to the VirusTotal scan report, System47 has successfully passed scan tests on the majority of AV scanners, but a few have detected activities labeled as suspicious. An AV can give out a "false positive" detection even when a non-malicious program's "behavior" is similar to a previously known malicious code to some degree. As a standard practice, I've submitted False-Positive reports to AV companies requesting for white-listing. Hopefully those "false positive" flags will be removed in the near future. In the mean time, please keep your AV program's virus definition file up-to-date. Please note: if you do choose to quarantine the screensaver file, you won't be able to run it on your machine. Please rest assured that there's no malicious code in System47. Sorry for the inconvenience if you've encountered this issue.

Reference:
VirusTotal scan report
Okay.
Carlo
March 2, 2022, 9:35pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 28
Getting Virus Alert for System47.scr

Getting IDP.ALEXA.53 from Avast. Also went to (virustotal.com) . Uploaded file and is filled with malware.

Comment:

meWho, March 3, 2022: Unfortunately, a few antivirus (AV) programs have raised a "false positive" malware flag when loading up this screensaver. According to the VirusTotal scan report, System47 has successfully passed scan tests on the majority of AV scanners, but a few have detected activities labeled as suspicious. An AV can give out a "false positive" detection even when a non-malicious program's "behavior" is similar to a previously known malicious code to some degree. As a standard practice, I've submitted False-Positive reports to AV companies requesting for white-listing. Hopefully those "false positive" flags will be removed in the near future. In the mean time, please keep your AV program's virus definition file up-to-date. Please note: if you do choose to quarantine the screensaver file, you won't be able to run it on your machine. Please rest assured that there's no malicious code in System47. Sorry for the inconvenience if you've encountered this issue.

Reference:
VirusTotal scan report
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from UK
February 20, 2022, 7:23pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 27
Multi-monitor support

First and foremost, thank you for this, like many others, I have been using this for many years!

Multi-monitor support would be great, whenever you have the time of course.

Comment:

Just released the new version of the screen saver. And yup, multi-monitor is supported -- well, at least it works on my test machine. Hopefully, it will work on your setup as well. Cheers~ smile
Kfire
January 8, 2022, 3:42pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 26
Question

Hi All...I have been a fan since the 1960s. Will this new version be available for MAC os?

Comment:

Sorry, this will take quite a while sad I currently don't have a mac to run development on it. Still planning though
Admiral Kirk
from Navarre | US
December 21, 2021, 1:52pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 25
I am SO glad you are back at it!!!

Like many other users here, I have been running this for about 15 years. It was my only screensaver on all my computers until Flash went away! I'm an IT professional, and before I worked from home, I used to love it when people asked me if I was really monitoring something! I had a lot of fun with that, as I am sure you can imagine.

I can't wait until the release of the new screensaver. However, there are a couple of questions/requests if they don't delay the initial release. If so, maybe you will consider them in future releases.

1. On my personal computer, my Mute setting was persistent. My company forces the screensaver with Group Policy, and my System47 would not stay muted. It may have been due to Flash and/or the change from Shockwave to Adobe, but I hope the new release will resolve this.
2. I doubt the "clickable areas" would work with the screensaver, but please retain the clock if you can. That is a fantastic addition.
3. Windows weather would be another fantastic addition and would add to the realism of the monitoring theme.
4. You could also include other PC stats (CPU, Memory, Temp, etc.) if that is possible.

Sorry for all the suggestions. I am not a programmer and have no idea if any of that is doable. I just wanted to chime in and tell you how glad I am to see this refreshed!

Do you have an ETA for the screensaver release?

Thanks so much!

Robert

Comment:

Lol, so glad to hear your excitement. I have just uploaded the new version of the screen saver. Hopefully it will work on your machine. The underlying animation tech is still based on Flash. However, it doesn't rely on the Flash plugin anymore. To answer your questions:

1. The not-persistent-mute might have been a bug from the old saver. I did find some audio-control related bugs in my code. Though I cannot guarantee if I've eliminated them all. Fingers crossed

2. Yep, for the new version of the screensaver, I've disabled the "clickable area". It might come back in the future. I still like the idea of a screensaver that could be interactive :-) Yup, the clock is still there. It won't go away.

3 & 4. Weather? Hmm.. perhaps a Mars weather forecast. Lol. I was thinking about showing random images pulled from NASA's website, or some James Webb telescope data.... Too many ideas but too little time. We need Q !

Let me know if you're able to run the new screensaver

Cheers!
Mei Hua C
December 16, 2021, 3:54pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 24
Expertise

Where can I find more information?
Need more information consent
keijo
from Alpha Quadrant
December 6, 2021, 3:14pm (Eastern Time Zone)
Post # 23
So good to see you back at it.

I've been using system47's screensaver for 13 years until Flash hit EOL. I'm very happy to see it revived, revamped, and reworked. It's so going to be the de facto once again. --keijo

Comment:

:-) so happy to hear that, and thanks for your support! Yep, the Flash player plugins are dead. Though the Flash-type animation Projector is still supported by Adobe Animate. So I can still update my old code to create that for desktop apps. Let's see how long this can stretch ;-)
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