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- 1) DOS 4.0 - Avoid using this "buggy" version of DOS; unexpected results have
- been reported with file management and mouse intialization; use 4.01 !
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- 2) Fast Machines - Use VGACAD with the "/SL:n" option. Certain menus zip
- right through you. At DOS prompt type "VGACAD /SL:1000"; a 1000 delay
- affects only the spray function and will be sufficient for 386's at 20MHz.
- All other functions will require the release on mouse button to proceed.
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- 3) Terminate and Stay Resident Programs - Certain TSRs (e.g., screen blanker,
- BIOS interceptor, BIOS accelerator) may cause the program to hang. We
- encourage getting a mouse; avoid using the keyboard mouse emulator. SYS
- files in CONFIG.SYS file behave like TSRs.
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- 4) Mouse and Keyboard - Systems that write an address for a mouse interrupt,
- when no mouse exists, will cause VGACAD to 'hang'. Run KEYME.COM then
- run VGACAD with the "Force Keyboard" switch ("VGACAD /FK") if you don't
- have a mouse and do not get the "USE KEYBOARD (Y/N)" prompt.
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- Some optical mice (e.g. PC Mouse, Kraft, Quadram) are incompatible with
- BIOS calls used in VGACAD. If you have mouse problems - run the MOUSE.COM
- file that comes with your mouse instead of MOUSE.SYS (DEVICE=MOUSE.SYS) in
- your CONFIG.SYS file; if your mouse moves erratically then adjust mouse
- parameters described in COMMAND LINE usage. If your mouse "hangs" the
- system, then use the "/FM" ("Force Mouse") option; it assumes your mouse
- is initialized by some other program, which YOU MUST DO BEFORE RUNNING
- VGACAD; make sure you have the text cursor OFF or use another graphics
- program to initialize your peculiar mouse !
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- 5) BIOS compatibility is required for palette read/write fucntions. Some
- "compatible VGA cards" ARE NOT AS COMPATIBLE AS THEY THINK THEY ARE (e.g.,
- Orchid Designer VGA w/ BIOS v9.4 and below); you may need to run VGAFIX,
- which is included in this package; before using VGACAP or VGACAD. The
- following representative sampling of registered users' VGA cards have
- confirmed excellent operation:
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- (1) ALL IBM PS/2's
- (2) COMPAQ, DELL and PARADISE VGA cards (all BIOS versions)
- (3) ORCHID Designer VGA (BIOS v1.1 or 9.5)
- (4) VEGA VGA (all BIOS versions)
- (5) ATI VGA VIP (BIOS v1.03 - 1.06)
- (6) Everex EVGA (unknown BIOS version)
- (7) STB VGA E/M (unknown BIOS version)
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- 6) Printing the manual on older versions of EPSON printers will not show the
- extended ASCII character set used for illustrations; we highly recommend
- using a Shareware program called IMPRINT (v1.5) to print the manual; it
- does an EXCELLENT job of printing the manual with LETTER-QUALITY output
- on "generic" 8-pin Epson/IBM compatible printers.
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- If you have any compatibility questions leave E-Mail at CompuServe.
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- Lawrence [73437,2372]
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