NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/unix/aix/8084

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Subject: Re: AIX 3.2.1 HFT screenblanker/screensaver
Keywords: HFT screen blank save AIX
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Date: 21 Jul 92 17:00:53 GMT
References: <[e-mail]>
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Reply-To: [e-mail](Rudy Chukran)
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Yanni Jew) writes:
|>
|> I've read the FAQ, and found no answer. IBM support says it's
|> missing functionality. So does anyone know of public domain
|> software that provides the equivalent functionality to Sun's
|> "screenblank". Our consoles are color monitors, and we'd like
|> them to last longer. Thanks.
I've been using a combination of autolock, which was recently posted to
comp.sources.x and xlock, which comes as a sample with the AIX Windows.
The autolock times out via lack of input events and calls the program
of your choice.   Works great (less filling).
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