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DESCRIPTION
XScreenSaver is a collection of 195 screensavers that ship with most Linux and Unix systems running the X11 Window System.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.10:
  • 64-bit support
  • This is a new version of XScreenSaver 5.10 compiled by Experiment23 Inc. that is 64-bit ready for Mac OS X 10.6. See 'Related Links' to download the previous version compiled by Jamie Zawinski.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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Developer:Experiment23 Inc.
Downloads:11,072
  - Version d/l:2,275
Utilities:Screen Savers
License:Free
Date:15 Jan 2010
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
*****

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Jan 18 2010

NEGRITUDE  The 64-bit compile by this other person was completely unnecessary and the links to it should be removed. Read this comment from the developer:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20100109122858247

"What in the world are you talking about? The MacOS builds of XScreenSaver have been 3-way compiled for ppc, x86 and x86_64 since xscreensaver version 5.09 released back in September. The same executables will install and run without modification on any Mac (ppc or intel) running MacOS 10.4.0 through 10.6.2.

Incidentally, getting these to work on 10.6 was not simply a matter of recompiling them. The 10.6 version of ScreenSaverEngine did not only require that things be compiled for x86_64 -- it also required that garbage collection be turned on, and that resulted in a bunch of unexpectedly complicated memory-corruption bugs."  
(Version 5.10)

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Jan 16 2010

JVRLBRTR  be really careful with the screensavers

i have osx 10.6.2 in a macbook pro aluminum installed and had one of the screensavers running (grav) and shut the lid of my mac to put it to sleep. when i came back and reopened the lid 2 hours after that, my mac was burning hot and the fan was running...

i would not use them...  
(Version 5.10)

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Jan 25 2009
*****

DMARCOOT  Awesome set of screen savers. Thank you  
(Version 5.08)

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Aug 13 2008

ISLANDMACMAN  This is a real gem! Thanks developers.  
(Version 5.07)

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Aug 12 2008
*****

AETNARIA  Over 200 screen savers in this download. Check out the screenshots on their website to decide which ones you'll give a spin in your Screen Savers folder, as while some are 'meh' others are pretty good.  
(Version 5.07)

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Oct 13 2007
*****

XYPHER  About 50% of these are worth keeping. Definitely worth a download.  
(Version 5.02)

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Apr 30 2007

LOSO777  Awesome........Thanks!!!  
(Version 5.02)

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Aug 3 2006
****½

XWIZBT  This is fantastic stuff. Thank you!  
(Version 5.0)

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Aug 3 2006
*****

KUPHD  Finally! A cool set of screen savers that work with Intel Macs...and FREE! Thanks for this.  
(Version 5.0)

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Aug 2 2006

SHAAHIN  25 megabytes for this screen saver! Thanks, I better save my hard disk space.   
(Version 5.0)

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Aug 3 2006

M.K.  There are a bunch of screensavers in this file.  
(Version 5.0)

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Aug 3 2006

AETNARIA  This gives a feel for most of the 'savers included in that 25 meg file:

http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/

You can always toss the ones you don't want afterwards.  
(Version 5.0)

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Aug 4 2006

JUMP420  in this day and age where we have over 80GB of space? come on now.  
(Version 5.0)

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Apr 22 2007

IDJSTER  203 screensavers and a readme file. Doesn't that make 25 meg sound a bit more reasonable? Some of these screensavers are just wonderful! You'll be missing something if you don't dl it.  
(Version 5.02)

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