I'm sorry for having caused this confusion: the correct version of my (7) is:
7) (this is specific to xdos (dosemu)) the cursor keeps blinking at one
position on the screen, around (0,19). I can do whatever I want, everything
works but the cursor stays there. [the console version of dosemu does better].
this problem is not present if I boot MSDOS.
the first parenthesized sentence was included in the original message, but it
was not clearly linked to problem (7).
so: ELKS does quite good under the PPC640, this problem comest to light if I
test it (ELKS) under the X version of dosemu (xdos).
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From: "Alistair Riddoch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 28-10-1999 20.26:
Chris Starling writes:
>
> > > 7) the cursor keeps blinking at one position on the screen, around
(0,19). I
> > > can do whatever I want, everything works but the cursor stays there. [the
> > > console version of dosemu does better]. this problem is not present if I
boot
> > > MSDOS.
> >
> > Sounds as though this is a problem caused by some slight difference in the
> > Amstrad hardware. Anyone know why this might happen?
>
> I'll see if I can reproduct it on my Amstrad PPC640. Is there a
> specific thing that you can do to cause it to happen? I've booted
> ELKS on my PPC640 and it seemd ok, but I've never used it very
> much on there, since it doesn't have a hard drive and my Compaq
> SLT/286 does. I probably won't get to play with it until this
> weekend, though.
>
> However, the PPC640 is cool indeed. It's the only PC-compatable
> portable that I know of that runs off of stock "comodity" batteries
> (10 C cells). I've been thinking it'd be cool to build a solar panel for
> it.
>
I have just realised I used to use one of these as my ELKS test machine.
Don't remember there being a problem with the cursor then. I have lent mine
to someone at the moment. If it is confirmed to be a problem on that machine,
I will get it back while the problem is sorted.
Al
