Matrix
1.0.2
Freeware
Author's description: This MacOS X screensaver is based on xmatrix, the xscreensaver hack. I had xmatrix as my LinuxPPC screensaver for as long as Linux was installed on my machine, and thus when I dumped LinuxPPC for OS X, I wanted to bring xmatrix along with me. So, I lifted the logic and the glyphs from Jamie's code, and marched merrily along with no clue about what I was doing.
Our verdict: A very cool screensaver, especially if you liked the movie "The Matrix". In the default mode the falling glyphs are fairly large and blocky, but there is a setting for smaller glyphs which looks much better. On the other hand this setting is much more taxing on the CPU, and slowdowns will be evident especially if there is some CPU intensive app running in the backgroun. This screensaver is visually slightly more faithful to the original movie image than RedPill. Sometimes a little slow to wake up from screensaver mode.
Notes on this version: The author's webpage is no longer online. Download a copy of this screensaver here.
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