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- From: ccfd5@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Pat Corbett)
- Subject: Re: Adjusting AGA (A1200) display tips for new users...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.195158.19235@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:51:58 GMT
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- Ian Kennedy (iank@microsoft.com) wrote:
- : Since I just went through the hassle of getting my new A1200
- : display configured for my A1960 monitor I figured I would
- : relate the info here and add it to the distributed mind
- : of the UseNet.
-
- : First of all, if you are using a multiscan monitor and want to
- : take advantage of most of the screen modes provided by AGA you
- : must put the VGAONLY monitor in DEVS/MONITORS. For some reason
- : this fixes most of the problems I had.
-
- : Next drag all of the monitor types you want to play with into the
- : devs/monitors drawer and reboot.
-
- : After your workbench comes up go into the overscan prefs tool
- : and adjust the overscan so it look like you want it to. Using
- : a tool called "BBlank" will help you get the screen centered.
- : You will probably have to use the controls on your monitor to
- : move the screen to the center. After you get one screen mode
- : overscan prefs set up save it and switch to the next screen
- : mode and then repeat the process. NOTE: you should only need
- : to mess with the controls on your monitor once. On my 1960
- : I have the vertical size set to auto and the other switch set
- : to "add". I then meeded with the horizontal position so it
- : looked OK.
-
- : This process will allow ou to use all of the screen modes fine
- : except for "MULTISCAN:Productivity" and "EURO72:Productivity".
- : For some reason the presence of the VGAONLY monitor type causes
- : these two display modes to be limited to 636 displayable horizontal
- : resolution, resulting in a WB the scrolls left and right 4 pixels
- : when you move the mouse to the edge of the screen. Weird. But the
- : ability to get all of the other screen modes to work right more
- : than make up for it!
-
- : If you are going through hell getting your A1200 display configured
- : feel free to mail me at IANK@MICROSOFT.COM.
-
- : Ian.
- : --
- : "Apple's attitude toward its ROM code is a little like that of a rich kid
- : toward his inheritance. Not actually knowing how to create wealth himself,
- : he guards what he has with hysterical fervor." - John Perry Barlow
- : MAIL : IANK@MICROSOFT.COM Crime and Puzzlement
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