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From: pad3563@ultb.UUCP (P.A. Deupree )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Problems running things on a color monitor
Message-ID: <158@ultb.UUCP>
Date: 3 Nov 88 13:16:48 GMT
Reply-To: pad3563@ultb.UUCP (P.A. Deupree (713ICS))
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology (Info Systems)
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	OK.  Onto another problem that has occured recently for me on my IBM.
I just bought a color monitor from a guy I know for $75 (It's a BMC and they
aren't too bad).  Basically it's composite and I'm using a Tandon Monochrome/
Color adapter.  I've got the adapter set for color adapter, color mode, and
non-screen flicker (or fast throughput, however you want to put it).
	The problem is that it won't go into colors for some applications.  I
know the adapter and monitor are working correctly because it has full color
in games like MS Flight Simulator, Jet, Alleycat, etc.  However, when I run
TurboC, QuickC, Wordperfect, Turbo Prolog and such it comes up in a grey mode
that gives me really trashy characters that aren't readable.  Now, I know
I can fix the problem by going into bw80 mode, but I'd like to have color
on my screen.  Anybody have a clue why my applications don't seem to want to
comply with this wish?
	Oh, and just for the record I went into TurboC and played around with
the color setup and it was letting me choose reds, greens, etc.  They just
showed up as greys.

	One other interesting problem I encountered.  When I ran Microsoft
Flight Simulator I would choose the IBM PC keyboard.  I couldn't get any
views and everything was really messed up.  I was thinking it was the fact
that I have an enhanced keyboard.  However, I went back in and chose the
PC jr keyboard and it all worked perfectly.  Strange, eh?
-- 
Patrick A. Deupree				Bitnet: PAD3563@RITVAX.BITNET
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