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From: sde@mitre-bedford.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Perils of Public Domain Software - part 1 and 2
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Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 15:10:24 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 17 15:10:24 1985
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Someplace in the IBM PC Tech Ref Manual it makes a cryptic comment about
configuring for various monitors. If the CRT ctrlr is not initialized properly,
either from DIP switches or software, it can gen a voltage sufficient to ruin
monitors (at least color).  Therefore, one may surmise that a program that
clobbered the settings for the CRT ctrlr could have similar results, although
one w/o checking voltage levels, I am hesitant to make any stronger statements
than that.

I have, however, witnessed the slow demise of a set of color monitors used by
a certain start-up company that failed to properly configure, although the
process took at least several use-hours to occur.

David Eisenberg	sde@mitre-bedford