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From: latham@bsdpkh.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: fansi-console problems.
Message-ID: <266@bsdpkh.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Jan-87 00:32:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 27 00:32:49 1987
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in article <218@uvicctr.UUCP>, sbanner1@uvicctr.UUCP (S. John Banner) says:
> 
> 
>    Hello,  I just recently got a copy of Fansi Console V2.0 for my
>.....
> The machine boots just fine, it comes up with the header,
> runs through the AUTOEXEC.BAT (or produces the enter date message
> if I try to run it without an AUTOEXEC), with no problems, runs
> whatever programs I put into the AUTOEXEC, but won't read the keyboard.
> 
>	IBS PC  (2floppies, and a 20Meg Hard drive),
>	AST 6pack clone, with 640K,
>	Tecmar Graphics Master (configured as a CGA), with matching monitor,
>	NEC V20 CPU.

This strikes me as very strange :

I have 

	IBM PC  ( 1 floppy, and a 30meg drive )
	AST 6pack (real) with 640,
	Sigma 400 configured as a CGA, with matching monitor,
	NEC V20 CPU

sound familiar?

Fansi-console works perfectly, That may only be because I haven't gotten
around to paying for it yet :-).

The only problem I have is that I can't do anything with my 400 card
while fansi is loaded .... real drag!

I WOULD say that the problem resides with the Tecmar BUT I have a friend
who uses a system almost Identical to your's ( real 6-pack , tecmar ) and
has no trouble at all using Fansi.  In fact he brags about the extra
text lines (50?) that the Fansi developers didn't see fit to take advantage of
on the Sigma400.

Somehow I can't see that it would be the imitation 6-pack but that's the
only thing left to suspect.

Configuration is the most likely cause ... it seems almost certain.
check your Fansi command line switches
	OR
Have you checked your keyboard cable :-) :-)


				Ken Latham
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