Path: utzoo!dptcdc!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!caen.engin.umich.edu!beh From: beh@caen.engin.umich.edu (Bob Hruska) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: what is wrong with CBM? Message-ID: <42ab6bca.1285f@maize.engin.umich.edu> Date: 16 Apr 89 16:55:00 GMT References: <551@corpane.UUCP> Organization: U of M Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich. Lines: 22 From article <551@corpane.UUCP>, by sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks): > [complaints about 1084 monitor] > > From what I was told at our local store, CBM realized the error of their > ways with the 1084, and fixed them by coming out with the 1084s. > The 1084s is supposed to have a much better picture, and not have the > arcing problem. > > Disclaimer: That's just what the local dealer told me. I use a Sony > 1201CPD monitor, mucho nice! > One thing I did notice about the 1084S is that it can't use NEARLY as many rows/columns with MoreRows. I have my workbench set up so that CLI's are a full 80 columns and 25 lines, and I still have room to spare on my borders. My roommates 1084S doesn't even quite fit my CLI on it. Is this a sign of the monitor being 'cheaper'? -- Bob Hruska University of Michigan Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN) INTERNET: beh@caen.engin.umich.edu UUCP: {umix|ucbvax|uunet}!caen.engin.umich.edu!beh