Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a1318
From: a1318@mindlink.UUCP (Kent Cavaghan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Screen Blankers
Message-ID: <3732@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 5 Nov 90 00:07:58 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Lines: 30

> crouland@gmuvax2.gmu.edu writes:
>         Can anyone in netland please reccomend a reliable screen blanker,
> that
> crouland@gmuvax2.gmu.edu


Hi Chris,I was running into the same problem as far as the com port and ST
Blank goes.I think,and I'm probably wrong about this,that any blanker that
displays would interupt the com port.Least ways ,I haven't found one yet that
works.
What I do use is Maccel 3,this works nicely in colour(don't know about
mono),and the blanker that comes with Ramplus ver.122. Ramplus's blanker is
just a colour alternator but it works well and I've had no problems with it
blanking for extended periods of time(up to 24 hrs,others I've had lock up on
me).
I haven't heard of any problems with either prg. on a mono,so you may wish to
give Ramplus a try.

Hope this helps,
                 Kent
--
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/  Kent Cavaghan                    |   "Machines are only Human"   /
/  Vancouver, B.C. Canada           |                               /
/Usenet-Kent_Cavaghan@Mindlink.UUCP |    Karel Capek-Czechoslovak   /
/F-net -Kent Cavaghan@Node #448     |         Playwright-1920       /
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/            Any and All Disclaimers are Welcome Here!!             /
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////