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From: peters@cc.msstate.edu (Frank W. Peters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: scr_color on Mac IIcx running A/UX 1.1?
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Date: 19 May 89 06:02:49 GMT
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Hello,

     I have access to two apple A/UX boxes.  One is a Mac II running A/UX 1.0
and the other is a Mac IIcx running A/UX 1.1.  Both systems have 256 color
cards.

     On the Mac II/1.0 system the scr_color program alters the screen colors
as documented.  I am unable, however, to make it work on the IIcx/1.1 system.
I get no error message...the screen simply remains black and white.

     The manual entry for scr_color says:

>                                                 It is only useful when
> the screen is in 1 bit per pixel mode (see console(7)) and you
> are using the basic terminal emulator.

     I am assuming that the II/1.0 system is in this mode by default and
the IIcx/1.1 is not.  Unfortunately, all of my efforts to put it in the
correct mode have failed.  I have tried altering the /etc/ioctl.syscon
file to match that of the II/1.0 system and have tried using stty -g to
make their stty settings identical...all with no success.

     Does anyone have any pointers to how I can get this working?


                        Thanks
                        Frank Peters


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