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From: shurr@cbnews.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Tip to users of interlaced monitors
Message-ID: <1991Mar6.174932.14469@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 6 Mar 91 17:49:32 GMT
References: <1991Mar2.154529.19943@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <6919@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH (actually an AGS consultant)
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In article <6919@mace.cc.purdue.edu> dve@mace.cc.purdue.edu (zhou) writes:
>
>	Changing the Windows background color from white to darker colors
>	does reduce the flickers on interlaced monitor. But there is a
>	problem [with HELP]...

>	I can't afford a non-interlaced monitor, so I bought a screen
>	anti-glare filter. It makes the characters less crisp but does
>	reduce flicker a little bit. (I use ATI at 800x600x16).

A long time ago, I was following the Amiga discussion [whoop! whoop!
Flame alert!  He mentioned THAT computer in this group :-)] because I
though I might buy one.  At the time, at least, the highest resolution
mode available on that machine (640x400x???... I forget if that's even
close), was interlaced.  Many Amiga users found that wearing polarized
sunglasses greatly diminished their perception of the flicker.  I
suppose this is similar to your solution, especially if the filter is
polarized.

Oh yes... the Amiga?  I didn't buy one.  Recently I bought a Gateway
2000 386sx and the sales rep offered me a deal:  a non-interlaced 
"Crystal-Scan" 1024x768 monitor for an additional $50.00 ($50.00 off 
the usual price).  Sure, I took it.  Haven't loaded a 1024x768 driver 
for Windows, but I have looked at FractInt in 1024x768x16.  Looked
pretty good, though I want to get the additional 512K RAM for my SVGA;
the fractal images in 256 colors at 800x600 are really great and I
would like to have the same at 1024x768.

No idea if Gateway still has the $50.00 upgrade deal, he did say it was
a "limited time" offer.

Larry

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Larry A. Shurr (cbnmva!las@att.ATT.COM or att!cbnmva!las)
The end of the world has been delayed due to a shortage of trumpet players.
(The above reflects my opinions, not those of AGS or AT&T, but you knew that.)