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From: David Kelly <dkelly@iquest.com>
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To: dkelly@iquest.com, jake@ibmPCUG.CO.UK
Subject: Re: Cursors
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>> Installation of the 10 Feb Snap on a machine with an MGA video card has
>> no cursor. The release version did have a proper cursor. What should I do?
>
>> David Kelly N4HHE,   n4hhe@amsat.org,    dkelly@iquest.com
>
>I have had the exact same problem.
>
>I do a
>        vidcontrol -c destructive
>
>and I get an underscore which flashes alternately with the letter it is on.
>
>Jake

That works much better! I've now added:
	vidcontrol -t 300 -s blank -c destructive
at the end of /etc/rc.local. Now to figure out how to slow down the flash.