What is Pyro!?

At $24.95, Pyro! is its cheap a stand-alone utility program as you'll find, but don’t let its tiny size, tiny price, or tiny package fool you. It’s the best screen saver (or blanker) available. Indeed, its main failing is that the fireworks display it produces tends to mesmerize users.

The controls appear in your Control Panel. The latest versions are “intelligent” and can be set to refrain from darkening the screen during, for example, long downloads from BBSs. They also understand and work correctly if you are running a multiple-monitor setup; the Fireworks appear only on the main screen, but all auxiliary screens are properly darkened.

Bobker, Steven. (September 1989). Bobker's Dozen. MacUser. (pg. 300).

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The classic Fireworks screensaver

Versions included in first download:

1.0 (1987)

3.3.1 (1989)

4.0 (1990)

4.1 (1990)

 

Download Pyro! for Mac

Architecture

Motorola 68K

System Requirements

From Mac OS 5.0 up to Mac OS 7.6

Compatibility notes

Architecture: 68K

Mac OS 5.x - Mac OS 7.x

 

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Mini vMac