Cleanly Switching Video Modes

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From: Daniel Reznick
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 05:20

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Hello.

I notice that everytime my code switches video modes (for example,
using Abrash's mode set code to switch to Mode X) my monitor 
crackles and clicks loudly.  Now, I know that this is something
that multisync monitors do when switching video modes, but I don't
think that I have ever seen a commercial game cause this.  Is
there some way to temporarily disable the screen during the actual
mode switch?  Or anyway to "cleanly" switch modes?  (Especially
in and out of Mode X.)

Thanks..

Daniel Reznick
reznick@acf3.nyu.edu

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