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Pyrotheque... Were you a Mac user in the '80s, saving your Plus's screen from burn-in with tiny fireworks?

Pyrotheque revives the classic screen saver concept-adjusted for inflation. Colorful rockets burst into hundreds of sparks in front of a starry night sky. Plus: a retro-tastic "classic" mode sure to bring back memories.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.1.2: Bugs fixed:
  • Runs on PowerPC Mac OS X 10.3.9.
  • Bundle now signed.
  • Removed some debug code that was left in v1.1.1.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:toastycode
Downloads:5,224
  - Version d/l:754
Utilities:Screen Savers
License:Shareware
Date:24 Jun 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$4.00
RATING
*****
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    Pyrotheque User Reviews (3 posts)Write A Review
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    Aug 15 2006

    NICOLASD  skyrocket is free and great looking why bother with this nonsense.  
    (Version 1.0.1)

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    Aug 17 2006

    DSANDLER  Skyrocket is nice, too. However, I find some of its 3D effects (for example, the constant swooping around of the camera) a little distracting.

    Pyrotheque has some great graphics and visual effects, but it's not trying to be flashy; I designed Pyrotheque to more accurately mimic the style and tempo of the original Mac fireworks screensaver: Pyro!, by Bill Steinberg and Steve Brecher. In particular, Pyrotheque's 1-bit mode is, for me, an awesome timewarp back to 1988. I hope others enjoy it too.  
    (Version 1.0.1)

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    Jul 4 2006
    *****

    SHOTGUNWEDDINGS  So far, of all the Fireworks type screen savers for OSX, this is by far the best looking!

    My only suggestion would be some controls in the future for colours, smoke trails & some control over the amount of fireworks.

    But all in all, still the best of the lot, and keep up the great work!  
    (Version 1.0)

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    Jul 5 2006

    DSANDLER  Thanks for the suggestions. I wanted to keep Pyrothèque very simple to begin with, to avoid configuration overload for the user. Even so, an "expert mode" might not be out of the question. [files it away in the feature request pile]  
    (Version 1.0)

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    Jul 4 2006
    *****

    JOHNNYCAT1  I like it, quite a lot. Very simple, yet very beautiful. And cheap, too.  
    (Version 1.0)

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