---
title: "Fade Away"
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url: "http://localhost/article/fade-away/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/fade-away.md"
published_at: "2026-03-15T01:06:39+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-15T01:06:40+00:00"
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excerpt: "Machine code screen-saver type-in program originally published in the April issue of Your Sinclair. After a user-set delay of 1 second to 20 minutes the display blacks out to prevent TV screen burn-in; pressing any key restores the image. Includes machine code DATA statements and instructions for setting delay time."
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  - name: "Type-in program"
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  title: "Timex Sinclair User Group Newsletter: Ottawa Chapter"
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volume: "3"
issue: "2"
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pages: "12"
pubdate: "February 1986"
archive_link: false
---

Machine code screen-saver type-in program originally published in the April issue of Your Sinclair. After a user-set delay of 1 second to 20 minutes the display blacks out to prevent TV screen burn-in; pressing any key restores the image. Includes machine code DATA statements and instructions for setting delay time.