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From: jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Anyone have or seen a copy of FlickerFree software?
Keywords: flickerfree Gibson Research software PC
Message-ID: <638@drexel.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jul 88 17:13:07 GMT
Organization: Drexel University, Phila., Pa.
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  Has anyone in netland every worked with a piece of software called 
FlickerFree?  I've seen in advertised a couple of times InfoWorld.  It's
published by Gibson Reserach (ala Steve Gibson), and advertises itself as 
a 7k byte assembly language driver that completely replaces the BIOS screen
display calls to make screen updates much quicker.  It looked to be a decent
product, at a reasonable price ($39), and by a reputable firm, and since my
company was paying for it, I decided to order it. 
  When I called them up, though, I was told that it was no longer being sold.
When I asked the salesperson why, she said, "Oh, Steve's a perfectionist, and
he wanted to concentrate his time on ______ (the name of his disk reformatting
software)."  I can appreciate perfection, but just because you want to be
perfect doesn't mean you have to pull everything but your current product
off the market.
  I'd like to know if anyone was successfully able to purchase a copy, and if
so, how well does it work.  Are there similar products available from other
companies?  

						Jeff White
						Drexel University - ECE Dept.
						rutgers!bpa!drexel!jeff