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From: pmh@cutie.ka.sub.org (Patrick M. Hausen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: screen saver for atari ST - minix ~ 1.5.10
Message-ID: <7181067@cutie.ka.sub.org>
Date: 28 May 91 18:41:40 GMT
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In article <72@gypsy.ims.fhg.de> scheulen@gypsy.ims.fhg.de
(Thilo Scheulen) writes:

> This is a version of screensaver where you can set/read the
> time when the screen is turned black.
> it is Atari specific because it turns off the vsync signal
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> on the atari hardware.
> switch back on is done via vsync- interrupt. !

This way of turning the screen black can damage you monitor !
Blanking the screen should be done by _blanking_ it, not by
stealing the monitor its signals.

>  Hope you can use it !! ??
I won't !

> please send Reports/Bugs/Suggestions to:
So you got one ...
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