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Re: Sun Monitors in Southern Hemisphere?

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From: Michael F. Hogsett
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:00
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Nick Andrew wrote:
<SNIP>
> But take your colour monitor (while turned on and displaying
> an image) and turn it on its side. The colour bleeds. The same sort of
> thing happens when you move a monitor between hemispheres and AFAIK is
> unfixable.
> 
> Nick.

Wow!  This is one of the weirdest things I have ever seen.  I had to try
this and sure enough it fades and the h:w aspect changes.

I guess there is truth in the statement "You learn something nwe every
day."

Mike
( Northern Hemishpere )

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From: "Michael F. Hogsett" <mcgrude@hogsoft.com>
Subject: Re: Sun Monitors in Southern Hemisphere?
Date: 1997/08/28
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