Gnatts!

A Screen Saver for Windows, and Windows 95 by NovaLight Software.
© NovaLight Software 1995. Programmed by Iain Whyte.

Reason:

        Well, if you have ever played with Linux, and X Windows, you
will know that the X windows Screen Lock, Xlock that comes with X has a 
whole bunch of nice Screen Savers. The one that caught my eye was
called 'SWARM'. I fell instantly in love with it. Not being a Linux 
person - more of a Windows fan, It was next to useless to me.

Solution:

	After buying all 3 AfterDarks, and several other crappy 
screen savers, I decided to sit down and nut out how the original 
SWARM was done. Normally, most things in Linux come with 'C' source
code, but SWARM, unfortunately, couldn't be found. I had to start
from scratch. Several attempts later I came up with what you have
now - something almost identical to the original - At least close
enough to satisfy my craving for the thing.

Installation:

  Windows 3.x.x :

   Very easy. Copy the GNATTS.SCR into your Windows directory.
    When there: Select and setup your new screen saver, go into the
    control panel, select DESKTOP and choose the 'Gnatts Screen Saver"
    from the list.

  Windows 95 :

   Even easier, open the folder containing the files, and click the 'right'
   mouse button on the .scr file. In the Object Menu (which pops up) select
   "Install".

 Now, you can click the setup or options button, and a dialog will appear
 with a couple of settings in it. Play till you have it just right for your
 systems speed, and your personal preferences. The defaults are what look
 the best on my system (DX4/100).

Developement:

        Gnatts was originally a SS called XSWARM written for the X11 window
 system on Unix machines. I liked it, and without the source, tried to
 duplicate it. First attempts were made using Borland Pascal 7.0, in
 320 x 200 x 256 colour mode, and once the algorithims were right,
 I transplanted the code to DELPHI (Borlands visual pascal).

 The SS was progammed on a DX4/100 AMD vesa PC, with 8Mb, Under the new
 Windows 95 operating system.


Shareware:

	This screen saver is shareware, therefore it costs peanuts for
your piece of mind. I spent many hours getting this SS done, and I would
really appreaciate the acknowledgement of you, the computer populace.
If you enjoy the Gnatts SS, and use it, please send $5 to

	NovaLight Software
	1 / 1 Wafer Court
	Nth Rockahmpton
	QLD 4701
	Australia.

Or

        NovaLight Software
        P.O.Box 183
        Mt Morgan
        QLD 4714
        Australia.

If you have cheques, please make them out to Iain Whyte, not NovaLight
Software - the bank will kill me :)

If you do register, you get any updates, and a free registered copy of
my (our) next release, most likely an SS for the people of 
ALT.TV.X-FILES, and AUS.TV.X-FILES : Hi guys.

Thanks for trying my SS - hope to see your green soon.

Iain.
whytei@topaz.cqu.edu.au

You can download other Nova-Light software, including our games
from our - Official Novalight Web Page which can be found at:

 http://cq-pan.cqu.edu.au/current/admin/whytea/nova.html


History:
        -Version 3.0: Overhauled 'physics' now has acceleration.
                      Finally found out why it is so rediculously slow!
                      Actually begining to look like the real XSWARM
                      Added upto 4 wasps.
                      Added "NO SLEEP" corner - bottom right corner.
        -Version 2.0: More than one wasp.
        -Version 1.0: Fisrt public version,
                      Rather crappy.