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From: herbw@midas.WR.TEK.COM (Herb Weiner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX Start-up problems
Summary: Theory regarding trash at the top of the screen
Keywords: Trash, Top of Screen, Startup, Screen Mode
Message-ID: <3474@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM>
Date: 10 Sep 90 18:45:25 GMT
References: <119357@linus.mitre.org> <1990Sep8.214132.29173@cbnewsc.att.com>
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Reply-To: herbw@midas.WR.TEK.COM (Herb Weiner)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In Article <119357@linus.mitre.org> schnable@cbnewsc.att.com (andrew.schnable)
writes:
> ... (and paint the top of the screen with trash.) ...

I've also seen this occasionally.  I suspect that somewhere in the startup
code someone is WRITING DIRECTLY TO THE SCREEN making the faulty assumption
that the screen is in one bit mode.  If this ever starts happening repeatably,
I will switch my screen to one bit mode before starting up, so I can try to
read the message(s).

Comments, Apple?

Herb Weiner (herbw@midas.WR.TEK.COM)