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- From: mikes@mentorg.com (Mike Stanbro)
- Subject: Re: TSENG ET4000 Drivers & DOS windows that don't work
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.195308.14044@PDX.MENTORG.COM>
- Sender: news@PDX.MENTORG.COM (uucp news)
- Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation
- References: <1992Sep4.164356.13795@Comtech.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 19:53:08 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- From article <1992Sep4.164356.13795@Comtech.com>, by aga@Comtech.com (Alan G. Arndt):
- > For the longest time we have had problems with the TSENG ET4000 drivers
- > and DOS windows. When one opens a Full Screen DOS window sometimes the
- > text you type is invisible and the scrolling doesn't work. This will also
- > happen if you change a windowed dos to full screen (sometimes). I have
- > one machine that never has this problem and others that do it often. This
- > problem has existed Since Windows 3.1 and the three versions I have gotten
- > of the drives since then all have the problem. You simply have to type
- > mode co80 to get your screen back. So it appears that the driver has just
- > set the wrong video text mode. This is a pain and in some cases when you
- > start up certain applications you of course can't type mode co80.
- >
- > The one thing I have noticed is that the new version of TURBO-256 color
- > drivers I got from the Orchid BBS DO NOT have this problem but their
- > regular 256 & 16 color drivers DO.
- >
- > Has anyone else noticed this problem and/or found a solution?? I imagine
- > there is some sort of setup difference between machines as I have some that
- > DO seem to work correctly all the time.
-
- I have experienced the same problem (only with Windows 3.1 and not 3.0) and
- found that the TURBO 256 color driver fixed it. I believe this has been
- a topic of discussion in this news group before.
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- Mike Stanbro
- Mentor Graphics Corporation
- michael_stanbro@mentorg.com
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