chin@sask.usask.ca (05/17/91)
We are experiencing problems in using MacDraw II 1.0v2 with our Mac II and a
new 21" Apple monochrome monitor. The position where the pointer appears on
the monitor and where MacDraw II thinks the pointer is do not match.
Furthermore, when an object is cut and pasted onto another location, the moved
object does not appear fully at its new location, while parts of the object
remain at its former location.
I brought our copy of MacDraw II to another Mac II (if my memory serves me
correct) using another Apple 21" monitor, and it functioned normally. We then
replaced the video card inside the second Mac II with the video card from our
Mac II, and the problem showed up again. The two video cards are not
identical. Our video card has a DB-15 connector and a part number of
820-0400-06 (1989/90 Apple). I do not have the part number of the other video
card, but it has a D-25 (shell style) connector and was manufactured in 1987 by
Apple. I hesitate to conclude that the problem is with our video card, since
another professor is also experiencing the same problem.
In the "The Help Desk" part of a recent issue of MacWEEK (04.16.91 I believe),
it states that new ROM chips are required for the Mac II when the current video
cards from Apple are used. Could this be the problem? Thanks for any help.
Glenn
(chin@sask.usask.ca)rick@claris.com (Rick Boarman) (05/21/91)
The problem you are having was a known bug in MacDraw II 1.0 that cropped up
when using a video board that's not 72 dpi. This was fixed in 1.1. I'd
suggest you upgrade.
Rick
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