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echo: aust_c_here
to: Kieran Haughey
from: rowan_crowe
date: 1996-01-18 05:08:52
subject: TT. functions from Msged

Answering msg from Kieran Haughey to All,
on Monday January 15 1996 at 11:46

 KH> I was just wondering, does anyone know how safe it is, using the TT*
 KH> functions which are used by msged, to print outside the current screen
 KH> size  and then scroll it
 KH> onscreen using the TTScroll function?..

 KH> When I say safe, I mean will it harm the monitor in anyway doing
 KH> that?.. ÿ Cheers, Kieran

It won't harm the monitor, but it may harm (overwrite) your next screen
page, depending on how they're stored.

I don't know why one would want to write offscreen then scroll on, rather
than just scroll then write? It seems a rather strange way to do things . .
.

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