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From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Anyone have or seen a copy of FlickerFree software?
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Date: 29 Jul 88 12:46:47 GMT
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In article <3944@freja.dk>, viggo@freja.dk (Allan Kim Schougaard) writes:
}In article <638@drexel.UUCP> jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White) writes:
}>  Has anyone in netland every worked with a piece of software called
}>FlickerFree?  I've seen in advertised a couple of times InfoWorld.  It's
}>a 7k byte assembly language driver that completely replaces the BIOS screen
}>display calls to make screen updates much quicker.  It looked to be a decent
}There is a devicedriver called Fansi(.sys) selling for $89.95
}which promises to iliminate flicker and at the same time make
}screen updates faster. (The name is derived from Fast Ansi).

The FANSI.SYS device driver is over 40K, and by the time you add the extra 
memory for scroll-back and everything else, FANSI uses a hefty chunk of memory.
You should be aware of this before making a decision.

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