Filed under: Fun, Windows, Macintosh, Freeware
Return of the flying toasters
by Amber Rhea Oct 23rd 2006 at 10:20AM
Remember the flying toasters, from the early 1990s? C'mon, cast your memory back, I know you know what I'm talking about. That's right - After Dark, by Berkeley Systems! Those whimsical winged kitchen appliances charmed my parents on my Mac Performa 635 and, I think, helped to chip away at their Luddism just a bit. They flew right into my heart, that's for sure. As the days of screensaver obsession faded away with the twentieth century, though, the toasters were all but forgotten. But now they're back, thanks to the ingenuity of the good folks at Uneasy Silence. ToasterClone is available for Windows and Mac OS X (Mac users may choose between "modern" and "classic" toasters). So download it today and relive the good old days!
(Thanks, Dan!)
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Jordan Running said 7:24AM on 10-23-2006
I'm rather fond of the "Classic" toasters and I'm sad they're not available in the Windows version.
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