XPenguins
Encyclopedia
XPenguins is an X Window System
screenmate program
that shows an animation of various penguin
s involved in various activities, such as reading, falling, digging, skating, etc. The program moves the penguins around as if the windows were solid objects the penguins could stay, walk, or skate on. The program has been written and is currently maintained by Robin Hogan. The penguin images are mostly taken from the Pingus
game.
The program is configurable to use an arbitrary theme—a set of images to be used in place of the standard penguin cartoons. For example, one theme included in the standard XPenguins distribution is based on drawings supposedly depicting Bill Gates
.
A Microsoft Windows
version of the program, called WinPenguins, has been developed by Michael Vines.
X Window System
The X window system is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces and rich input device capability for networked computers...
screenmate program
Computer program
A computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
that shows an animation of various penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
s involved in various activities, such as reading, falling, digging, skating, etc. The program moves the penguins around as if the windows were solid objects the penguins could stay, walk, or skate on. The program has been written and is currently maintained by Robin Hogan. The penguin images are mostly taken from the Pingus
Pingus (video game)
Pingus is a free, open source computer game inspired by Lemmings and created by Ingo Ruhnke. It features penguins instead of lemmings. It has been reviewed favorably by CNN.com, about.com, Unix Review, and other publications.-History:...
game.
The program is configurable to use an arbitrary theme—a set of images to be used in place of the standard penguin cartoons. For example, one theme included in the standard XPenguins distribution is based on drawings supposedly depicting Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
.
A Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
version of the program, called WinPenguins, has been developed by Michael Vines.
See also
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