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Charles Y. Choi wrote: > > Peter Lewis replies: > >> > > >> Questions about your post: > >> Is the 65545 video chip in the 701 standard issue? > >> In other words, is the latest Win95 driver you alluded to one that _all_ > >> 701 owners running Win95 could/should install? Does it matter if it's 701c > >> or 701cs? > >> You're talking about file name WIN95141.ZIP dated 3/25/97, size 75K, > >> DirectX 3.0, correct? > >> Is this driver also available/recommended at an IBM site? > >> Given past headache/heartache with video issues on other computers, and the > >> fact that I'm having no display problems w/my TP701c, I am loathe to mess > >> with video unless it's a sure thing, or darn near. > >> Thanks. > >> -- > > To be more precise: > > Yes, I am using the win95141.zip dated 3/25/97, size 75K with the > DirectX 3.0 support on a 701CS. > > Last time I checked the IBM web site, that driver was not mentioned, > however, it seems that very little has been done by IBM to provide > updated drivers for any 701 series machine since mid-last year. > > Chips & Technologies has their disclaimer on whether their drivers > will work for anything, but it works fine for me, and the Direct X > support is nice for grins, even if all that software that exploits it > runs best on Pentium machines. > > So, in short, do what you feel is in your best interest - I feel > your pain in fearing video upgrades (esp. with Win95), but having > external 1024x768x256 without the interlacing and not having > the MS-DOS command line fuzzies by upgrading the video driver > was a big win for me. > > -charles Upon reading about it here, I went and downloaded and installed the new drivers. They work great for me except for one tiny problem. Everytime I adjust the brightness or contrast using the Fn key combo my mouse cursor becomes invisible for a while until I move it around and click on things. Its still there in theory, it's just invisible. I can see tool tips as it passes over things and I can click on things, I just have to guess where it is until it magically reappears on its own. But the added tab in the display settings is handy for swithcing displays when I'm docked with the cover closed. Plus it even seems to support more than 256 colors now. Thanks for the tip. Greg A.