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Re: Thinkpad 750Cs Lower Half of Screen Oddity

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From: Mike Fleming
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <830106236snz@longley.demon.co.uk>
           David@longley.demon.co.uk "David Longley" writes:

> I have an IBM Thinkpad 750Cs, Dual Scan Colour notebook. Over the pst two
> days it's started to show some odd symptoms in the lower half of the display
> at boot up. It's corrected by a light tap to the side of the lid.
> 
> Symptom: Vertical lines appear on the lower half of the display, and they
> seem to be the three primary colours. It's as if the convergence has drifted,
> though I undrstand that this is not the way a dual scan works.

Perhaps the ribbon cable running through the hinge?

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From: Mike Fleming <Mike@tauzero.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Thinkpad 750Cs Lower Half of Screen Oddity
Date: 1996/04/21
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