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From: fish@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gil Winograd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Funny VGA problems
Keywords: vga paradise
Message-ID: <26c160d9-21e5comp.sys.ibm.pc@vpnet.chi.il.us>
Date: 9 Aug 90 13:55:03 GMT
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I just recently bought a 386SX system (1Meg RAM) from Mirage Computers in
California (ad in Computer Shopper). With the computer, I bought the Super
VGA option, which is a Paradise 1024i OEM card (256K RAM) and a Loop monitor.
(The card name is EMK-16 VGA1024). The problem I have is: Occasionally when
I am scrolling up and down through text, some of the attribute bytes on the
text screen get messed up, so that, for no apparent reason, there will be
a blinking "a" or a green "h" in the middle of the screen. The text itself
is never garbled or destroyed, just its associated attribute byte. This
happens most often in TELIX when I use ALT-B to scroll back text, but has
also happened to a lesser extent in Turbo C. All VGA diagnostics I have run
say that my card is in perfect working order, operating in 16 bits with full
capabilities, etc... (The only glitch is that the border color turns yellow
instead of brown during diagnostic tests, but I have verified that this is
normal for Paradise cards). The only advice I received so far from Mirage is
to check my DIP switches, which I did. Any other advice?

Thanks, -* Gil
fish@vpnet.chi.il.us