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From: ritzenth@bgsuvax.UUCP (Phil Ritzenthaler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Screen Blanker WARNING!!
Message-ID: <1530@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jan 88 15:46:02 GMT
References: <355@scubed.UUCP> <2750@omepd> <161@mccc.UUCP>
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Keywords: BURNOUT

In article <161@mccc.UUCP>, pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg) writes:
> Since FANSICONSOLE includes a screen blanker, why would anyone want to
> use both programs???

The biggest problem I have with FANSI-CONSOLE screen blanker is when I am
downloading.

FANSI does NOT check to see if something is written onto the screen, it looks
for keypresses.  If there are none in the alotted time, there goes the screen!

This can get tiring REAL FAST when you are downloading (or uploading for that
matter) a file and while you are watching the process, the screen blanks out on
you!

AAARRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!
                                                   
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