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- ==================== Monitor Help File ======================
-
- The MONITOR option tailors the visual output to your
- computer. Sometimes the choice is yours; other times, your
- computer type dictates the type of graphics you can choose.
-
- PowerBBS offers you three graphics choices:
-
- [C]olor, [M]onochrome, or [N]one
-
- N)one means that you want only typeable text, like this
- sentence. Menus will display faster since no time is needed to build
- graphics on your screen.
-
- A)scii: Ascii graphics uses all 255 characters in the IBM
- character set. Most IBM PC compatible systems can properly
- receive ASCII graphics. Your system supports the IBM PC
- character set if you see characters such as the heart and
- straight line ═══.
-
- C)olor: C)olor graphics uses all 255 IBM characters and the
- ANSI screen commands to provide color and sound effects and
- music. For this to work properly your communications package
- must support ANSI, such as Telix/Qmodem.
- Your system supports ANSI screen commands if this
- .
-
- You can change your graphics at any time in the future by
- typing U at the Main MENU and selecting J.
-