Subject: September GFA Basic Section
           By: James Collett (Professor)
  A Member Of: VIRTUAL INFINITY
       E-Mail: s6005146@brookes.ac.uk
      Address: Park View Farm, Carlton, Nr Nuneaton, Warks, CV13 ODA
 Mono Account: bcc

    This  is probably the final ST GFA section from  me  (Professor),  as 
 I`ve *finally* got round to (i.e. raised enough cash to) buy a FALCON!

 GFA 3 And The FALCON
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    For  the  benefit of Ictari users who don`t have access to  STAMP  on 
 Mono,  I`m  lead to believe GFA only just runs on the FALCON -  it  only 
 runs  in  ST  medium resolution,  as cannot switch between  ST  low  and 
 ST medium.   It is also "confused" by the mouse on the menu,  for  which 
 you  *have  to* use the function keys.   And there will  undoubtedly  be 
 other incompatibilities.
    With regards to GFA FOUR,  I`m also lead to believe it`s coming  very 
 slowly  due to legal problems since the original publisher,  GFA  Media, 
 left the Atari seen (& what a foolish move that was!)  I don`t know when 
 GFA FOUR is likely to arrive,  I don`t know *if* it`s likely to  arrive, 
 but I do know it`ll be a fucking excellent language, as GFA 3 is today.

 Returning to this month`s disk
 ==============================
    As this is my last ever ST GFA section, I`ve decided to leave with an 
 explosion .... well, a PIXEL implosion at any rate!!

    The  final  ST  screen  for Ictari disk is  a  TOP  border  OVERSCAN, 
 stimulated  by  an article on last months (August) Ictari  disk  by  The 
 Space Cowboy.   It should work on a STe with multisync/multiscan screen; 
 but I`m not sure if it works on a STfm or "valve-driven" screen,  anyway 
 the source is included if it needs re-timing for your system.
    NOTE  also it doesn`t run properly if the background color  is  black 
 (as left by plastered PIXEL implosion!).   If you`ve run PIXELS,  or the 
 background is black, you may wish to reset before running the overscan.
    Although  I`ve now got a FALCON,  I would still be interested in  the 
 explanation  of  a bottom border overscan theory,  or even  full  screen 
 overscan theory.

 Contacting Me
 =============
    As usual if there`s anything you want to tell me about (for example a 
 screen incompatibility with your system) or anything you want me to tell 
 you about (details of a screen,  etc),  I can be contacted:  by post, by
 E-mail, via Ictari and via STAMP on Mono.  Though remember I`m no longer 
 doing ST GFA coding.


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