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In message Wed, 27 Apr 1994 07:31:25 -0700 (PDT), Randal Whittle <whittle@chaph.usc.edu> writes: >>> 4. Is there a way to turn the backlight off without turning off the LCD? >>> When I'm typing in the sunlight, I can see the screen just fine and I'd >>> like to save some power by turning off the backlight. > > John, I'm simply amazed that you feel this way! I have a 750C and > when I'm outdoors, I can barely see a blasted thing at all--and then only > after some really bad squinting. I find using the TP outdoors > tremendously annoying and difficult. The ambient light, whether very > sunny or cloudy and overcast, seems to be just too overpoweringly > bright--hence, I can't see what's on the screen for beans. Oops, I should've mentioned I've got a 750 mono. The contrast becomes really sharp under sunlight. Annoyingly so. I have to switch the screen to inverse so it'll look more like a watch LCD (black on white) instead of the white on black (which seems like inverse under sunlight to my brain). -- John H. Kim | "Just try telling the IRS you don't feel like jokim@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu | 'contributing' this year come April" - Bob Dole This mail sent by NUPop | on Bill Clinton's avoidance of the word "taxes"