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Author: MARTYZ
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1987 17:09

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Date:         Tue, 20 Oct 1987 08:15 PAC
From:         Marty Zimmerman <MARTYZ@IDUI1.BITNET>
Subject:      Vaxmate and Word Perfect query
To:           <INFO-DEC-MICRO@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
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Michael D. Connelly writes the following with regard to Vaxmates:

>Well, we got a few and are trying to run Wordperfect on them.  It installs and
>runs fine, but we can't seem to get underlining to work.  Yes, we have tried
>underlining, but we either get reverse video (when selecting reverse video for
>underlining), or very dim characters (when selecting underlining for
>underlining).  In either case, no actual underlining.

>Has anyone seen this on other PC/AT (80286) compatibles?  DEC claims full CGA
>emulation, but...
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If it is full CGA emulation, there won't be any underlining.  IBM CGA
does not support underlining, and Word Perfect running on an IBM usually
uses boldfacing or a special color to represent underlining.
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  Marty Zimmerman, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA <MARTYZ@IDUI1.BITNET>
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