Irving Geis Screensaver


Thomas R. Cech President, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Happy Holidays!

Instead of sending a holiday card, I am pleased to send you an electronic gift to brighten your new
year. It's a "screen saver" of images by Irving Geis,
a pioneer in molecular art who worked closely with
biological scientists to reveal the beauty of nature.
Mr. Geis was one of the greatest scientific artists of
the 20th century, and the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute was recently able to obtain the collection
of his paintings and other work.

We've gathered some of the most beautiful and
scientifically important images in this screen saver,
which you can easily install to display on your
computer monitor.

I hope this gift will bring joy to your holiday season
and beyond. My colleagues in Chevy Chase and I
send it with all of our best wishes.

Downloading the Software
First choose your platform and resolution. If you are unsure what resolution you are using on your machine, click here. If your resolution is 800 x 600, download the 1024 x 768 version. Then follow the instructions for each platform type. Please note that the download and installation instructions vary from machine to machine:

Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000		Macintosh Operating System
(1024 X 768 Resolution)		(1024 X 768 Resolution)
(640 X 480 Resolution)		(640 X 480 Resolution)
Download Instructions: To start, click on the appropriate link above for your resolution setting. Some computers are configured to automatically download and install executable (.exe) files. If this is the case with your computer, you will be prompted to install the screen saver, or it may even happen automatically. If this is not the case, you'll be prompted as to where to save the file to disk. We recommend you save it to c:\ or your desktop. Once it is saved, locate the file on your computer, and double-click on it. The screen saver will then install itself automatically as your default screen saver. Once the install is successful, you can safely delete the installer file. To preview the screen saver, click on the Start menu and choose Settings and then Control Panel. Double click on Display. From the Display window, select the Screen Saver tab at the top. You should see Geis Screen Saver listed on the left. Click on the Preview button to the right to preview the screen saver. The screen saver preview will remain active until you move your mouse or press a button on the keyboard. In the time box on the screen saver tab, you can also set the number of minutes of inactivity you want to elapse before the screen saver appears.		Download Instructions: The Mac version is a Stuff-It archive. Click on the appropriate download button. This should extract the screen saver file and put it on your desktop. Drop the screen saver file on top of your System Folder. A prompt will tell you that the file you just dropped is a control panel and ask you if you'd like the computer to place it in the Control Panels Folder. Hit "OK" The next time you restart your computer, the screen saver will then be installed as your default screen saver. Once the install is successful, you can safely delete the installer file. To preview the screen saver, go to the Apple menu (top left) on your screen, go to Control Panels and choose geis1024 (or geis640, depending on the file you saved). In the pop up window, set "Activate After" to 1 minute and close the window. You should be able to view the screen saver after 1 minute of inactivity of your mouse or keyboard.

Copyright
The screen saver is ©2000, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Dr. Cech's photo: Paul Fetters.
Images may not be distributed or further reproduced without permission from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Need Help?
If you experience problems with the screen saver or have questions about it, please email geissaver@hhmi.org. Be sure to include your phone number if you'd like to receive a phone call back.

For more information about Irving Geis, please see our recent news release.

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Last modified: December 11, 2000 (LEF)