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From: dwright@gara.une.oz.au ( HIST)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Word problem with hardware
Keywords: Word,screen,paradise card,vga
Message-ID: <4424@gara.une.oz.au>
Date: 26 Oct 90 06:54:03 GMT
Organization: University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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I have a note from a friend  which explains his problem.  He says:

>What I am still very interested to know is how to get MS WORD to 
>recognise my Paradise VGA card. I have tried putting VGA=TRUE in the 
>autoexec to no avail; it still shows only white chrs on blue, and 
>the windows are too big for the monitor (I have to always squeeze 
>them with the monitor controls). I have written to the importer of 
>my computer: no luck. Perhaps you could put up a request for info on 
>the net?? I have a Blue Star AT compatible, running Award BIOS, 
>Paradise VGA (256k), and a TP250p multisync monitor.  No other 
>programme gives me any trouble.

I'm afraid it's beyond me, but I have great faith in the collective 
wisdom of the net to come up with some ideas.

Many thanks,


Denis.