ny.edu>@adm.BRL.MIL (08/03/89)
I Have Problems Using Turbo Pascal Software From Borland On Mine Pc.
The Color Monitor Gets Blue When I Invoke Turbopascal 5.0. It Is Impossible
To See What Is In The Editor File. The Situation Can Be Restored By Pressing
<Alt> <D> <R> (Refresh Screen), But This Is Not A Real Solution Since The
Problem Appears Too When I Use The Debugger, And When I Leave The Pascal
Environment. I Had No Problem With Tp 4.0.
The Configuration I Have Is As Follows:
Tulip At Compact
Ati Egawonder Card, Bios Version 3.05
Tulip Pc - Color Monitor
Tulip Msdos Version 3.20.
Has Anyone Seen This Too, And Is There A Solution? By The Way, It Looks Like
Turbo C V2.0 Has The Same Problem, Turbo C V1.5 Worked Fine.
Regards, And Thanks In Advance,
Marcel C. M. Dorenbos,
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ny.edu>@adm.BRL.MIL writes:
<I Have Problems Using Turbo Pascal Software From Borland On Mine Pc.
<The Color Monitor Gets Blue When I Invoke Turbopascal 5.0. It Is Impossible
<To See What Is In The Editor File. The Situation Can Be Restored By Pressing
<<Alt> <D> <R> (Refresh Screen), But This Is Not A Real Solution Since The
<Problem Appears Too When I Use The Debugger, And When I Leave The Pascal
<Environment. I Had No Problem With Tp 4.0.
<The Configuration I Have Is As Follows:
< Tulip At Compact
< Ati Egawonder Card, Bios Version 3.05
< Tulip Pc - Color Monitor
< Tulip Msdos Version 3.20.
Well, since it messes up when you leave TP as well as when you enter
it, I'd suspect your system. TP assumes a *very* standard system. If
you aren't 100% compatible at the BIOS level it won't work right.
The first thing I'd do is see if you can get a later version of the
bios for the ATI board. They have a real bad reputation when it comes
to BIOS compatiblity.
As a test, see if you can borrow a CGA card from someone. It should
work fine with your EGA monitor, and if TP works ok with it, then you
know the problem is the ATI card. If it doesn't work with a CGA try a
a copy of PC-DOS 3.2. If it still doesn't work, you may have to either
go back to TP 4.0 or get a more compatible machine.
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ny.edu>@adm.BRL.MIL writes:
<I Have Problems Using Turbo Pascal Software From Borland On Mine Pc.
<The Color Monitor Gets Blue When I Invoke Turbopascal 5.0. It Is Impossible
<To See What Is In The Editor File. The Situation Can Be Restored By Pressing
<<Alt> <D> <R> (Refresh Screen), But This Is Not A Real Solution Since The
<Problem Appears Too When I Use The Debugger, And When I Leave The Pascal
<Environment. I Had No Problem With Tp 4.0.
<The Configuration I Have Is As Follows:
< Tulip At Compact
< Ati Egawonder Card, Bios Version 3.05
< Tulip Pc - Color Monitor
< Tulip Msdos Version 3.20.
I think even with the strangest hardware, the "tinst" command packaged with
TP should allow you to choose colors that will work with your hardware.
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voice: (201) 577-6013 (day) (201) 905-2115 (night)ncsmith@plains.NoDak.edu (Timothy Lyle Smith) (08/11/89)
Since we are talking about strange screen problems with TP5.0 let me give you another one. The system I am using can support the 50 line mode for the editor in TP4.0. When I try to use the 43/50 line mode in the TP5.0 editor the lower 7 lines of the 50 lines is not displayed. The editor acts as if the lines are there, ie. the cursor will go there and return but no text is displayed not even the help bar at the bottom of the editor screen. Any explainations for that? -- Tim Smith North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105 UUCP: ...!uunet!ndsuvax!ncsmith | 90% of the people on this planet BITNET: ncsmith@ndsuvax.bitnet | are crazy and the rest of us are INTERNET: ncsmith@plains.NoDak.edu | in grave danger of contamination
Wayne_Nichols.WBST897ai@xerox.com (08/26/89)
I believe I have seen this one before, in Turbo C but again using the BGI. It was caused by an EGA system that appeared to the BGI as a VGA system. Therefore the program thought it could handle 50 lines, but in reality the video card could only show 43 lines. It was on an AT&T 6386, as I recall.
Wayne_Nichols.WBST897ai@xerox.com (08/29/89)
I tried to send this reply directly, but the mail address wouldn't go through. ----------------------------- I believe I have seen this one before, in Turbo C but again using the BGI. It was caused by an EGA system that appeared to the BGI as a VGA system. Therefore the program thought it could handle 50 lines, but in reality the video card could only show 43 lines. It was on an AT&T 6386, as I recall.