loganj@yvax.byu.edu (08/31/90)
Do we need to buy a video card for this monitor on a Mac IIci? Hardware: Mac IIci, 4 meg ram, AppleColor High-Resolution RGB Monitor, with Mac II Video card and memory for 256 colors (8 bit). System 6.0.5, Finder 6.1.5 Problem: Under certain (repeatable) circumstances, the screen turns into a picture of a horizontal rain-storm, like an old television set which has lost its vertical and horizontal hold. The computer still works; applications can be closed, etc., but the screen is a mess. For example, if we close certain MS WORD (Version 4.0) documents, without editing or saving them, and without quitting the application, the problem will invariably occur. Not all MS WORD documents will do it, however, only certain ones. Also, certain MS BASIC (Version 2.00.00) programs will cause the problem when they execute a "picture" statement, but not all programs, and not all picture statements will cause it. It seems to have something to do with what strings have been loaded into memory just before the picture statement was executed. Thanks and Regards, Jim Logan loganj@yvax.byu.edu loganj@byuvax.bitnet