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From: scotto@crash.cts.com (Scott O'Connell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Compaq CGA monitor
Summary: Need help with kernel parameters
Keywords: CGA
Message-ID: <895@crash.cts.com>
Date: 15 Dec 89 00:54:43 GMT
Reply-To: scotto@crash.cts.com (Scott O'Connell)
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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I have a Compaq 386/20 with the Dual Mode CGA monitor.  We have been using
this monitor since running 2.2.3 and are currently running 2.3.3.  Even
though this is a CGA monitor, the text has always been very crisp.  When
I upgraded from 2.3.1 to 2.3.3 (the VP/ix update) the monitor started to
look like a real CGA monitor with very grainy text.

I called SCO and they said it was a VP/ix problem with no solution other
than reinstalling the older operating system.  (This came from VP/ix
engineers as the regular support didn't want to talk about the problem
because "the VP/ix group is responsible for that problem") I don't want
to run VP/ix since it was more of a luxury (Flight Simulator while A/R 
was processing) than a necessity.  I will be re-installing the whole
system sometime next year, but right now is not possible.

My question is:  What can I do to regain the crisp text display without
reinstalling everything from scratch?

Thanks
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