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From: gaspar@urz.unibas.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: MODE 21 & MULTISYNC
Message-ID: <1990Dec21.101354.1261@urz.unibas.ch>
Date: 21 Dec 90 09:13:54 GMT
References: <1990Dec21.031201.3334@odin.diku.dk>
Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland
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In article <1990Dec21.031201.3334@odin.diku.dk>, seifert@freja.diku.dk (Michael Seifert) writes:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have a problem with Mode 21 and a multisync monitor. My machine is
> configured 
> as follows:
>   Arc 410/1
>   2Mb Ram, 20Mb HD, 3.5" floppy disk-drive.
>   Eizo 9060SZ MultiSync Monitor
> 
> The problem:
>   When I access the (floppy) diskdrive in mode 21, my screen will turn "black
>   with a small gray border" several times. It seems to me the it goes black
>   whenever information is read from the diskdrive.

I think it is a completely normal behaviour, although very strange!
I have the same hardware and see the same effects.
Maybe it's the problem that there cannot be so much data (320K 50 times a
second) be brought from memory to the screen and at the same time a lot of data
from the disk to memory.

> Wish you all a merry Xmas, happy new year, and a great summer vacation.

thanks, for you, too!

> May even more and better hard/software be developed for the Archi in the
> year to come (ARM 4 or affordable FPA would be really nice)

that would be great!!!
 
laci