^Cby Robert Carlson, Samuel Trim, and Jeremy Polen}
^CAdditional programming by David Stallard}
The Windows community is used to the and concept of screen savers, something they leave running when they're not using their PC but have left it turned on. These programs allegedly help preserve the health of your monitor by not burning it in with one combination of characters. Modern monitors are probably sufficiently hardy as not to require this, but screen savers have turned into a modern form of self-expression, as people leave screen savers running which express their personality artistically.
Now, we provide something like that for DOS users. Unlike the Windows screen savers, it won't automatically run when your session is inactive, but if you're heading out to lunch or a coffee break, you can run Textwave from the DOS prompt and create a show for anyone who happens by your PC. Textwave lets you type in a message for the sake of anyone who sees it, whether it be "I'll be back in a couple of minutes" or "Keep your hands OFF this computer!"
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