[chops]

Screensavers are great. I spent endless hours watching Screen Antics (aka Johnny Castaway)[1], and the silly things he did.

But I also watched countless hours watching this art screensaver that came with my Canon printer (I think it was Canon). It just animated the painting process. I think it was called something like Canon Creative, but I'm not sure. I'd love to find that screensaver again - That'd instantly take me back 20 years.

[1] http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gnudawn/johnny/

[Jaruzel]

Never heard of that one! I always felt that Little Computer People would make a good screensaver, which is the same concept I guess.

[duncan_bayne]

Always wanted to play LCP as a kid, never got the chance. Should really fire up the emulator...

[InvisibleUp]

I know exactly which screensaver you're talking about. (I think I still have it, too.) It was an old Windows 3.1 screensaver that came with a CD of various Canon utilities, like a demo of Crayola Art and this cross-stitching program.

[Joeri]

I also watched hours upon hours of that little stranded guy. Always you kept watching in the hopes of seeing him do something new.

[louithethrid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXIKeTVcyA

[exDM69]

Isn't this the opposite of "screen saver"? Most of the graphics on the screen are stationary, that would burn marks to your CRT.

[hdhzy]

Wow, I still remember Johnny! I wonder if it runs on Windows 10... The page mentions it works on Vista.

[swah]

Oh, thanks for this. Had totally forgotten about this!