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From: m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: Jr-Comm
Message-ID: <836@tnc.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jun 91 16:21:37 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.141752.8824@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca> <6429@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>
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Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.
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In article <6429@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> bneal@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Brian Neal) writes:
>> Jody.Owens@kcufgat.fidonet.org (Jody Owens) writes:
>>The after flicker while the text scrolls.
>> 
>	This is because of blitter.  The problem becomes greater if
>you have a Amiga 500 with no true fast ram.  If this describes your
>situation, go into the Option menu, select Terminal, and choose
>a smaller number of colors for your screen.  The flicker is very
>annoying if you have a 16 color screen, so try using 8 or even 4.  
>	The blitter can only work with 1 bitplane at a time, hence the
>text seems to change color as it scrolls.  


You can also try the following:
1) turn "Optimized Scroll" on.
2) set yor text color to 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 (each of these colors is
   only one bitplane deep, and will not flicker during the scroll).

This solution is less practical on an ANSI-Color BBS than it is on a
UNIX box (which is usually what I use it with).


Wildstar


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