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- From: reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim -- MLO3-6/B9 -- DTN 223-5747 23-Jul-1992 1310)
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- Subject: Why I don't like the new Orchid Pro (ET4000) drivers
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 11:07:29 PDT
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- 1. 800x16 makes some of my icons invisible.
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- 2. 800x16 turns some colors on my desktop (like green) into gray. Now I
- have *fewer* than 16 colors! :-(
-
- 3. 800x256 is still washed out (colors lighter than they should be).
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- 4. 800x256 driver is *still* too slow to use.
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- 5. They take up too much disk space (approx 100K bytes more per file than
- the old drivers).
-
- Actually, I found the larger icon text a nice feature. However, it's not
- worth the price.
-
- BTW I have a 386 20 MHz system, an STB Powergraph with 1MB RAM, and a NEC-2A
- monitor.
-
- - Jim
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