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From: 6600kjp@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Kevin Phillips)
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Subject: Re: Wild claims about copy protection--true?
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Date: 1 Nov 90 23:37:04 GMT
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In article <2637@cirrusl.UUCP> dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi) writes:

>Back in the early days of the PC, it was a well-known fact that some
>free screen-blanking programs, when operated on some machines, caused
>something in the monitor to burn out.  I'm sure today's monitors are
>designed to be more resistant to this sort of thing.

Today's monitors may be more resistant to burnout, but it can still
happen (it did to me).  I made the mistake of having my Hercules
card in graphics mode when I went to go answer the phone.  A few
minutes later, the monitor turned itself off, and never came back
on again.  This was app. 4 months ago.

Moral of the story:  Graphics modes and screensavers don't always
mix.

Kevin Phillips
6600kjp@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
kjp@cs.ucsb.edu