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# ScreenSaver
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This is a "screensaver" program written in AMOS Pro 2.0.
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## Description
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Years ago (around 2006) I got an extra winter break assignment for my
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programming classes - write a DOS graphics mode screensaver in Turbo Pascal.
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That code has since been lost, unfortunately.
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During Christmas break 2020, I was working on putting my Amiga 1200 back
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together and needed a way to put her through her paces to ensure her stability.
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I settled for an AMOS Pro 2.0 programming recreating that lost program to the
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best of my recollection.
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It took me around 8h to write the program on my Amiga. I last touched AMOS
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Pro 2.0 over 20o years ago, so I needed some time get used to it again. Also,
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programming graphics on Amiga (or any other system for that matter) isn't my
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usual glass of beer, so I had to experiment to make things work (kinda) like I
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wanted them to. It's not like you can find an answer to _Why the hell double
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buffering doesn't work in AMOS?_ on Stack Overflow in 2020 ;). I got it
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working, had some fun with it and gave my Miggy a good shakedown.
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I tested the program on my machine (AGA, 68030 @ 25MHz, 128MB Fast RAM) and on
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emulated bare Amiga 500 (OCS, 68000 @ 7MHz, 0.5MB Chip RAM). It works, so I
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declare it done.
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## Live Demo
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You can see the program running on an emulated Amiga 500
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[here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UcZrYuE1-g).
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## Contents of this repository:
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* `ScreenSaver.adf` - a bootable ADF that launches the program from the
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startup-sequence. Ready for writing to a floppy (or a Gotek flash drive) or
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using in an emulator.
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* `ScreenSaver.AMOS` - AMOS Pro 2.0 source file.
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* `ScreenSaver.AMOS.txt` - TXT printout AMOS Pro 2.0 source file.
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* `ScreenSaver.exe` - the compiled program. Ready to run from CLI.
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## Contributing
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If you think you found a bug or want to send a patch, feel free to contact
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me through e-mail.
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## Author
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ScreenSaver is developed by [Tomek Wójcik](https://www.bthlabs.pl/).
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## License
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ScreenSaver is licensed under the MIT License.
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