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Re: Bug in ANSI.SYS

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From: Bill Josephs
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1986 15:46
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In article <132@suneast.uucp> geoff@suneast.uucp (Geoff Arnold) writes:
>Has anyone else run into this?: 
>On an AT&T 6300 (DOS 2.1), I have a C program which printf's:
>	<esc>[7mTextMessage<esc>[0m<cr><lf>
>What happens is that the message is printed in reverse video, and then the
>screen from the start of the next line to the end of the screen is reversed.
>The next command prompt, and all subsequent text, is in normal video mode,
>but as long as it's not overwritten the reversed area remains, scrolling up.
>
>Is this a known Phoenix BIOS bug? The program works just fine on a Compaq.
>
>-- 
>#include <sys/disclaimer.h> /* co. lawyers: will this do? */
>Geoff Arnold         =-=-= Quick:  617-863-8870 x136 (but ya gotta catch me!)
>Sun Microsystems Inc.-=-=- Slower: {hplabs,ihnp4,nsc,pyramid}!sun!suneast!geoff
>East Coast Division. =-=-= Slowest:One Cranberry Hill, Lexington, MA 02173



I ran into the same problem and cured it by stealing a copy of an IBM
ansi.sys from a friend's IBM XT.  Works OK except it scrolls too fast;
any global fix posted would be appreciated.

Thanks..

			Bill Josephs
			TTI
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From: josephs@ttidcb.UUCP (Bill Josephs)
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Subject: Re: Bug in ANSI.SYS
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Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 10:46:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 15 10:46:41 1986
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