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From: jack@rml.UUCP (jack hagerty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,plus.submit
Subject: DEB question
Keywords: magenta
Message-ID: <255@rml.UUCP>
Date: 12 Mar 91 00:09:42 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Robotic Midwives, Ltd., Livermore, CA
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Hi folks -

Through the good graces of this group I was able to locate and purchase
(still in the shrink wrap!) a DEB for my 6300 PLUS. I needed it for my
CAD system so I could make my drawings on the screen match the multiple
colors available on my plotter.

It installed without a hitch but it exhibits one very annoying trait.
When I fire up my CAD system, about 4 times out of 5 everthing that
is commanded black (lines, backgrounds, etc.) comes out magenta! All 
the other colors, including magenta, command properly. I don't think the
board is defective since it *does* work correctly sometimes and all the
sample programs that came with it work right every time.

Has anyone got a clue? Is there some sort of reset command I can send
just prior to invoking the CAD system?

On a related note I noticed that the amount of "drawing memory" dropped
about 20% from 190K to 155K. This is significant since now some of my
previous drawings won't fit. I would think that with its own on-board
memory that the DEB should at least hold its own or maybe even *increase* 
the amount of memory available.

Thanks in advance,

- Jack