Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!aurora!labrea!agate!ucbvax!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Visicalc and mousetext Message-ID: <8802081216.aa00486@SPARK.BRL.ARPA> Date: 8 Feb 88 16:58:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 25 Tim Thomas writes: >A friend of mine recently installed some new ROMS in his Apple IIe >to support a mouse. However, when he tries to run VisiCalc all >inverse fields become garbage and unreadable. > >Does anybody know of this problem? And, if so, are there any patches >to fix the problem? Ah the famous "mousetext" on old software problem. I don't believe I've seen a patch for Visicalc, but perchance someone else knows of one. My recommended solution is to order SPREADSHEET 2.0 from A.P.P.L.E.-CooP. It's Visicalc compatible, doesn't display mousetext, and has a number of features (variable column widths, protected cells, etc.) that the original Visicalc didn't have. I haven't a catalog handy, but the price for SPREADSHEET 2.0 is quite modest (around $60?????). --------------------- Disclaimer: My employer often is appalled by my opinions, and my facts may be only vaguely right . ARPA: sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu Murphy A. Sewall BITNET: SEWALL@UCONNVM School of Business Admin. UUCP: ...ihnp4!psuvax1!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL University of Connecticut