First developed as a program to literally save your screen, screensavers were designed to prevent “burn-in” on old CRT monitors. Back before LCD saved the day, images left on a screen for too long would actually “burn into” the screen, leaving a ghost image when you turned the monitor off. Thankfully, Microsoft turned this problem into an endless source of entertainment, that at least leaves me a little nostalgic.
Here’s our 7 favorite screensavers from the beige computer days:
3D MAZE
FLYING WINDOWS
STARFIELD SIMULATION
3D PIPES
SPACE
MYSTERY (HAUNTED HOUSE)
UNDERWATER
Now that you're feeling all nice and nostalgic, we also give you this classic Windows 98 commerical:
What are your favorite 90's computer features? Tell us in the comments below!
