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- From: fisher2557@iscsvax.uni.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Blackout Virus
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.095639.6314@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 14:56:39 GMT
- References: <hp27899@pro-scat.cts.com> <hr84078@pro-nsdapple.cts.com>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
- Lines: 35
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- In article <hr84078@pro-nsdapple.cts.com>, tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly) writes:
- > In <hp27899@pro-scat.cts.com> bslog@pro-scat.cts.com (Bill Logsdon) writes:
- >
- >>
- >>Anybody out there have a prog - or make a recommendation to eliminate the
- >>"Blackout" virus?
- >>
- >
- >
- > I believe that in the manual for the GS it tells how to get into the
- > control panel. Follow the directions given carefully and set the values
- > to the defaults. It is one of the options.
- > It may be a "BIT" tedious because you'll be working totally "blind".
- > Another option is to disconnect your battery on the motherboard.
- > That will cause the defaults to come back, then reconnect the battery and
- > set up the control panel to what you like.
- > I have NEVER done either of the above but they SHOULD work.
-
- As I recall, (and my memory ain't perfect!) control-open apple-closed
- apple-reset will throw a GS into test mode, (doing some gnarly things with the
- monitor) and reset control panel defaults. That's how the teachers cleared up
- the machines when I'd come in and set them to 50 cycles. (adjust vertical
- hold!!!!!)
-
- --
-
- later,
- Nathan (this tag line is umop ap!sdn)
- FISHER2557@ISCSVAX.UNI.EDU "do I know WHO?..."
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