The History of After Dark Screensavers (ft.‬

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Back when screensavers actually served a purpose (to save CRT screens), Berkeley Systems took the concept a step further, creating what is often considered the ultimate screen saver collection...on mighty toaster wings. Join Savvy Sage as he takes a deep dive into the history of After Dark.

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Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
1:27 A Brief History of Screensavers
3:48 The Origins of After Dark
5:14 After Dark 1.0
10:04 After Dark 2.0
15:37 The Screensaver Craze
17:22 After Dark for Windows
20:37 More After Dark
25:02 Star Trek Edition
27:00 More and More After Dark
28:36 After Dark 3.0
34:19 The Peak of After Dark
36:16 Launch Pad
38:16 Expresso
39:12 Triazzle
41:01 After Dark 4.0
44:34 Sold to Sierra
45:49 After Dark Games
46:36 After Dark 10th Anniversary
49:02 After Dark X and Beyond
52:10 What Happened to Everyone Involved?
54:00 Legacy

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