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From: john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Console running ISC setcolor goes bizarro after CU disconnect
Message-ID: <=VB+2AC@jwt.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 91 03:06:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: jwt.=VB+2AC
References: <298@raysnec.UUCP>
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Organization: Private System -- Orlando, FL
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In article <298@raysnec.UUCP> shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) writes:
>Every so often, after disconnecting from a
>cu session, the console becomes unreadable with graphic characters taking
>the place of the former ascii.

I can't speak for the color anomalies, but I've seen the console go into
ASCII graphics mode on a monochrome system after a cu disconnect.  I
imagine it's just the random line noise containing the right escape
sequence to kick the console driver into its alternate character set.
A "tput sgr0" always clears the problem up for me.
-- 
John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)