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From: ant@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Antonishek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Larry's ghost fix works....why?
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Date: 14 Oct 89 13:49:12 GMT
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lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
>In <13370@nsc.nsc.com>, chaim@nsc.nsc.com (Chaim Bendelac) writes:
>>I recently downloaded a game from a local bbs. It uses what I think
>>is a sprite in the form of a volleyball. However, instead of showing
>>itself in its round form, the ball is displayed as a ghostly white
>>stripe all over the length of my screen. I have tried "nofastmem"
>>but cannot get it right. I have seen this effect with other PD programs,
>>and I am starting to worry. Is there something wrong with my A500?

>Try moving your screen to the right with the Preferences program.

>-larry

This fixed my ghost problems, but will someone please tell me why it works?
Thank you in advance.

-john
ant@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov