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From: daugher@cssunf.tamu.edu (Dr. Walter C. Daugherity)
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Subject: Re: MegaPixel Peculiarities
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Date: 19 Feb 90 21:12:15 GMT
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In article <814.25db858a@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> rskaelber@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
>In article <8388@shlump.nac.dec.com>, kevin@hiatus.enet.dec.com (Kevin D. Baranski-Walker) writes:
>> My MegaPixel display is exhibiting classic 'bowing' tendancies. ...

>This is typical of other machines. We have several NeXTs here at Miami,
>and we found out what caused it. The monitor is actually visibly sensitive
>to the earth's magnetic field! I can't remember which orientation gave
>the best picture, but I believe that is was the user would be facing west
>if using the NeXT (right side pointing north, left side pointing south).
>Try orienting it in different directions. You should find it will clear
>up the problems, however slight they are.
>

If the NeXT monitor is THAT sensitive then it should have a mu-metal case
around the CRT instead of plastic.  Maybe you could wrap the top, bottom,
and sides in mu-metal foil?

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