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From: horton@what.sps.mot.com (David Horton)
Subject: Re: Centris 610 Video Problem - I'm having it also!
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In article <1qqf6b$oc6@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bm967@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Kantrowitz) writes:
>
>From: push@media.mit.edu (Pushpinder Singh)
>Subject: re: Centris 610 Video Problem - I'm having it also!
>Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1993 03:17:45 GMT
>
>> When the computer is set for 256 colors and certain operations are done,
>> particularly vertical scrolling through a window, horizontal white lines
>> appear on the monitor (which generally but not always spare open
>> windows).  These lines accummulate as the operation is continued.  If a
>> window is moved over the involved area of the screen and then moved away
>> the line disappear from that area of the screen.  This problem is not
>> observed if the monitor is configured for 16 colors or a 14 inch Apple
>> monitor with 256 colors is used.
>>
>> I suspect a bad video RAM chip but cannot be certain.  The problem has
>> been apparent since day 1 but has gotten worse.
>
>etc.
>
>Has anyone NOT had these problems in the given configurations?
>(that would help eliminate design flaw as the explanation)

As a data point, I'm using a Centris 610 4/80 with the Apple 16"
monitor and do NOT have these problems.
DCH

