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Re: ever seen a two-inch cursor before?

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From: CURTIS CLARK
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 1990 22:05
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In article <276fc5e0.edd@uop.uop.edu>, billj@uop.edu (Bill Jackson) writes...
>recently i downloaded the windows 3.0 drivers from the paradise bbs.
>unfortunately, they don't work!  i install the 640x480x256 driver
>exactly as the included instructions suggest, and all i get is a
>massive, two-inch cursor, three colors (off-yellow, red, and black) and
>"pixels" that are about 5mm square!!  please help since i can't afford
>another long-distance phone call....
> 
>i have a paradise vga 16+ video card w/ 256k memory.

Most sVGA cards won't support 256 colors at 640x480 with only 256k.  Before
I upgraded my ATI, I didn't even get anything as coherent as a 2 inch cursor.
Add memory up to 512k and you shouldn't have any problems.
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From: jcclark@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu (CURTIS CLARK)
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Subject: Re: ever seen a two-inch cursor before?
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Date: 20 Dec 90 22:05:29 GMT
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