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From: warren@col.hp.com (Warren Tustin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Desterm 2.00 Thick Pixels
Message-ID: <16200017@col.hp.com>
Date: 5 Mar 91 15:40:42 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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  Has anyone out there used the "thick pixel" emulation mode in Desterm 2.00?
  I am trying Desterm out again on my 128, and when I go to thick pixels in
  either 40 or 80 columns my screen 'flakes out'.  I get 3 vertical bars on
  screen and what I type may or may not appear.  The left half of the top
  info line is sorta present, with the fourth character from the right 
  rapidly changing.  Also the cursor controls to adjust which set of
  40 columns I am looking at don't seem to work.

  I have downloaded it twice, the first time using Xmodem, the second time
  using my first copy of Desterm and Ymodem.  During the un-archive, the
  only error reported was the one mentioned in the notes.  Everything else
  about Desterm seems to work great, but I really would like this feature
  to also work.

  I have a cable that takes the composite signal from the RGB connector and
  feeds it to my composite monitor.  Maybe this makes a difference?

  My guesses:
    - I have original C128 roms, maybe this makes a difference.
    - My video chip is funny, although the normal 80 column mode has no
        problems.
    - Others have experienced the same thing and it is a problem with 
        Desterm.
    - There is something about thick pixel mode I don't understand and am
        not setting up correctly.
    - ??????????

  Yes, I did download in binary mode from the milton site using ftp, and
  the file sizes were exactly the same on both ends.
     

  Thanks for any info,
  Warren Tustin   warren@col.hp.com