CompuServe Messages

Steve- >>If you're ATI card is set up to enable hot key switching of video modes, turn it off. That feature really causes all sorts of problems with 8 bit programs.<< Do you mean the "WinSwitch" dialog box, perhaps? That's the only thing I could find that looks like a "hot key" feature in the ATI world. If that's what you meant, it's been in the off state all along. In all fairness I have to assume that it's probably not all your guys fault that this demo seems like a hilarious joke in some places. I mean, it actually says (in a very seductive female voice) "Tap into True Color.." & then turns black & white for a number of seconds. You _couldn't_ have meant THAT to happen, could you..? That's not all. Shortly after the above-mentioned, it crashes, with one of those (groan) "Application Error.. MMTASK caused a General Protection Fault in module KRNL386.EXE at 0001:1FA9.. blah, blah.. Push the ol' reset button (sigh). I havn't been able to get the thing to go any further. It seems like a very well-designed presentation behind all that, though. I especially like the promise that I'll actually be able to put my music & animations together for a change (what a long rocky ride that's been!). Look, I know these CD-ROM's in general have been a real crock for some folks, & the ATI guys are taking it on the chin these days with the publicity about their hard-to-figure-out (and very powerful) video cards. I'm in the demo disk business myself, too.. & I find that if somebody has a problem getting it to work, there's just about nothing to be done to justify it in their eyes, no matter who or what's fault it was. The "knee-jerk scorn syndrome" from millions of users who've "seen it all.." Oh, & that's _ocean-front_ property in Nebraska BTW. Very pleasant. <g> rgds, John Gummere =SP=