indra@amdcad.AMD.COM (Indra Singhal) (02/21/90)
Hi Folks, Like I promised, here I am concluding the experience. If you may recall, after the Autoswitch upgrade, my 1302 would switch size in text mode after 10 minutes of exercise (read: warmup). It also lost screen real-estate in text mode if I set up 800x600 to cover full screen. With the 1024x768 mode, the height would only cover the center 5" of the screen. In addition, following a h/w hang, a reboot would occasionally get the 1302 to loose it's mind and the text would jump all over the screen ! That was not all, The picture was kind of like an hour-glass too. All of this was at the threshhold of pain... [you must think I have very high tolerance levels... maybe I do...] Anyway... when I took the monitor back, the Tech. suggested that I bring my entire system so he could set it up for me. Finally, I did. He spent about 20 minutes messing around with tiny potentiometers in the craziest places and got it right for 800x600 and regular text modes. The crazy loss of mind seemed to have gone. I compromized on the hourglass... a barrel in Text for a perfect 800x600 mode. The Tech was really zapped when I showed him Ventura Publisher in 1024x768. His surprise was sufficient for me to not push it. He opened his books and showed me the absence of this high resolution. He did not recommend I try to mess with it. I agreed. More Later, folks. As for now, I am thrilled with my upgrade to VGA for a total cost of about $250.00, including the card and upgrade to the Monitor. Only in Silicon Valley!! Oh what a place! -- iNDRA | indra@amdcad.AMD.COM (Indra Singhal) (408) 749-5445 | {ames decwrl apple pyramid sun uunet}!amdcad!indra | MS 167; Box 3453; Sunnyvale, CA 94088