History

I first wrote Dimmer when I had my Cube.   I wasn't satisfied with the system screen dimming process and I wanted an automatic dimmer that "just blanked the screen".  Writing it provided me with an excellent introduction to programming in the NeXT environment.  I later added the chiming as an exercise in the Music Kit.  When I got my Turbo Color Station, I still found Dimmer useful and so I added some color to the interface.