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From: matt@karazm.math.uh.edu (Matt Emerson)
Subject: Teeny black speck on monitor
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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1991 17:48:34 GMT

My MegaPixel display seems to be developing some flaws. Small flaws, but
nevertheless noticeable and annoying ones.  These flaws are very small
black specks -- it looks as if they're not even pixel-sized, so I'm pretty
sure it's not VRAM or anything.

"What a whiner!" you might exclaim, and perhaps you would be right. But the
worst of the two or three specks is in the prime real estate in the middle
of the screen. I always have some window in the speck's area, and being
somewhat fanatical about having a clean screen, I find myself continually
grasping for the nearest tissue to wipe it off -- a fruitless effort,
needless to say.

So, if anyone has any suggestions on what I could do to determine the cause of
(and find a remedy for) this small but irritating speck, I would be grateful.

(FYI, I got my system from the Businessland sale, and it looks like the monitor
has been shipped all over the world -- one label on the box indicates that it's been to the UK and back! I doubt that Businessland would be pleased if I
said that I wanted my monitor replaced because of a pathetic little speck.)


--
Matt Emerson
matt@karazm.math.uh.edu