"Roy Hann" <specially@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Evi" <evwool@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > At work, we have a really ancient LotusWorks database. It appears as
white
> > writing on black like MS DOS, it isn't in a Window and doesn't
recognise
> > the
> > mouse. Amazingly, it works fine with Windows XP!
> >
> > Recently, it 'shrunk' so that when it is open, half the screen is now
> > black
> > and the database (much smaller in appearance) appears in the top half.
> > I've
> > trawled through the Help but can't find anything that will help me
expand
> > it
> > again.
> >
> > When the computer returns to Windows, everything is in order and other
> > programs are fine.
> >
> > No-one knows how to do anything on it other than use it with its
current
> > setup and if it came with any manuals, they are long gone.
> >
> > Is anyone old enough to remember this dinosaur?
>
> I'm old enough but I never had anything to do with LotusWorks. Until
you
> find someone who did, maybe going into the Windows Utility Manager
(Windows
> logo key + U) and starting Magnifier will help you to get along.
>
> Roy
Thanks Roy, I'll give it a try although I suspect that I'm seeing a Dos
Screen since it won't recognise the mouse while it is running and it fills
the whole screen unless I press the Windows key (which shrinks it to the
toolbar) or unless I close it so I'm not hoping much.
Evi
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