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LifeSavers

LifeSavers - 1.1

screensavers based on game of life, various fractals & quotes

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Current Version: 1.1
Release Date: 2007-01-14
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 1,950
Downloads (all versions): 2,616

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Product Description:

LifeSaver is an OS X screensaver that simulates Conway's game of life on screen. The starting configurations for the cells are randomly selected from predetermined configurations, and from randomly generated configurations.


MandelSaver is an OS X screensaver that draws colourised Mandelbrot and Julia set images on the screen. The position and colouration of the subset of the fractal displayed is randomly selected.


KochFractalSaver generates randomised coloured patterns based on the Koch fractal.


SierpinskiSaver animates a Sierpinski Triangle or Carpet fractal, or a T-Square fractal on screen. Rotation, Zoom, level of detail and colouration are randomly selected.


QuoteSaver displays a series of quotes from the author Terry Pratchett, selected from the online Pratchett Quote File.

What's new in this version:

  • Improved drawing speed in MandelSaver
  • Added Julia Set drawing to MandelSaver
  • Added three new colour palettes to MandelSaver
  • Improved selection of fractal area to draw
  • New Sierpinski Fractal ScreenSaver
  • New Quotes ScreenSaver

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

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LifeSavers ReviewProduces lovely images, but.... - Version: 1.1, 1/15/2007 07:54AM PST

smalps
These screensavers produce absolutely lovely images -- especially the Mandelbrot saver. However, it would be so much more interesting to see the the Mandelbrots growing in process rather than simply the final completed image.
Also, on my system, OS X's System Preferences unexpectedly quit several times while dealing with the more memory intensive of these savers (although, to be honest, it may have been due to a low memory situation created by running multiple apps).
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LifeSavers CommentaryDisk image works for me - Version: 1.0, 1/2/2007 02:36PM PST

the.russells_dotmac
Hi,

I have downloaded the disk image onto two Macs running Tiger, and it opened fine on both. If anyone else has problems opening the disk images, please let me know.

Thanks,
George Russell
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LifeSavers Troubleshooting ReportDisk image is broken - Version: 1.0, 1/2/2007 01:27PM PST

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Hiram
The disk image won't mount. Not surprising, as it's a mere 32KB in size.
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