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Screensavers are great. I spent endless hours watching Screen Antics (aka Johnny Castaway)[1], and the silly things he did.

But I also watched countless hours watching this art screensaver that came with my Canon printer (I think it was Canon). It just animated the painting process. I think it was called something like Canon Creative, but I'm not sure. I'd love to find that screensaver again - That'd instantly take me back 20 years.

[1] http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gnudawn/johnny/




Never heard of that one! I always felt that Little Computer People would make a good screensaver, which is the same concept I guess.


Always wanted to play LCP as a kid, never got the chance. Should really fire up the emulator...


I know exactly which screensaver you're talking about. (I think I still have it, too.) It was an old Windows 3.1 screensaver that came with a CD of various Canon utilities, like a demo of Crayola Art and this cross-stitching program.


I also watched hours upon hours of that little stranded guy. Always you kept watching in the hopes of seeing him do something new.



Isn't this the opposite of "screen saver"? Most of the graphics on the screen are stationary, that would burn marks to your CRT.


Wow, I still remember Johnny! I wonder if it runs on Windows 10... The page mentions it works on Vista.


Oh, thanks for this. Had totally forgotten about this!




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