Hello tracer & all fellow TBUDL members,
Wednesday, December 15, 1999, 7:49:15 PM, tracer wrote in response to
my saying:
Douglas>> "No canvas handle" is the error message I get from TB when
Douglas>> system resources get low (which also is reported, shortly
Douglas>> afterwards). TB requires more resources than other
Douglas>> applications I run or is the first to react. ... it often
Douglas>> becomes locked into a rapid chain of "No canvas handle"
Douglas>> messages and I have to close it using cntrl+alt+delete,
Douglas>> which closes all open messages being read or composed along
Douglas>> with it.
t> No idea but it sounds like it wants to draw something and cannot.
t> maybe a low memory problem?? too many files open???
I think you're right on both counts. But it's TB that's affected
first, and I do try to minimize the number of programs and files I
have open - which interferes with my use of the machine.
Douglas>> The computer being used is old and the problem may be
Douglas>> related to video memory, which is is only 1 mb I believe. Am
Douglas>> I correct in my diagnosis and are sources available for VESA
Douglas>> video cards with more memory? (In case anyone else knows).
t> Where I am the PCI cards are getting rarer but they are around in 2
t> mb. You probably find it easiest to get a working one from a local
t> shop where the owner upgraded if new ones are scarce... if you have
t> the old ISA slots for video, I donot know of any current card which
t> you can use...
No PCI slots on this one - they came out just after buying the
computer. Your idea of shopping for a used one is good, and I will
call the manufacturer (IBM), to see what they have to say. But it
sounds like it's time to upgrade computers. Thanks for the advice.
Best regards,
Douglas
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