Star Trek - The screen saver



Author: George W. Glaser

Date: December, 1993

Keywords: Berkeley Systems software program review

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Our Mission, To Explore the Galaxy;  To Boldly Go ...
You don't have to be a ''Trekie'' to enjoy Star Trek*, The Screen
Saver, but if you are, you will love it!  I found that I'm not willing
to wait for Star Trek to come on; I throw the cursor into the ''sleep
now'' corner of my screen every time I pause from my work. 
Installation, navigating the Control Panel, and all other aspects are
identical to the regular version of After Dark*, which powers Star
Trek. Of course, it includes all of the After Dark goodies like
password protection. And all After Dark modules are fully compatible
with Star Trek. The 15 Star Trek display modes are wonderful and the
authentic AudioClips from the TV shows double the enjoyment (but could
drive your co-workers crazy). Personally, I love the transporter,
tricorder, and phaser sounds that accompany the animated, talking Spock
as he casually paces around my document taking tricorder readings and
burning phaser holes in my term paper! A group of us had a loud contest
of Trekie trivia with the Federation Academy ''Final Exam.'' Then I
spent hours going through the ''Scotty's Files'', and staring out my
space port (monitor) at the ships passing by in ''Space.'' I was
tickled when an animated nomad came wandering through the video clip
scenes of Captain Kirk, dispensing orders on the bridge!
Star Trek* is a wonderful diversion that must be experienced in person!
     Did I mention that it can also be used as a ''screen saver''?

Specs: Minimum Mac Plus with 2 MB RAM and hard drive, System 6.0.4 or
later, System 7 compatible. Star Trek comes compressed on three 800K
disks and uses an Installer. 
Star Trek - The Screen Saver, about $28 street price, is available
from:
Berkeley Systems Inc.
P.O. Box 4303
Salinas, CA 93912-9955

Copyright © december, 1993 by George W. Glaser