Re: DSL, Win XP and Xy

["J. R. Fox" jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx]

Myron Gochnauer wrote:

> Bottom line: Can anyone assure me that Xy4, at least, will run full screen
> on XP?
>
> I can't answer this (I use Win98 and Win2000Pro), but I *can* warn you about
> another possible problem: Not all laptops are happy with Xy4's graphics
> mode. I have a series 1300i IBM Thinkpad. If I try to switch Xy4 into
> graphics mode my screen goes dark --- the backlighting and perhaps the image
> as well go off. The computer continues to work, as does XyWrite, but I have
> to proceed blind. Nothing I have tried, short of rebooting, will turn the
> screen back on. Annoying, to say the least... (This happens with both
> Win98 and Windows 2000, so it's machine dependent.)
>
> Myron

I could comb through the archives looking for this, but what about other
ThinkPad models -- specifically the "A" and the "T" series ? Also, besides
machine dependent factors, other past messages have indicated that the
particular OS in use can have a role in the end result.

Jordan