Date:	Tue, 22 May 2001 18:03:37 -0400
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Subject:	Re: Turning off monitor ?
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> does somebody have idea how to turn off monitor (set it to sleep mode)  from
> DJGPP program (and then turn it on ?)

I believe it's done by disabling the hsync or vsync pulses, but I
don't know which does what, and of course reprogramming the video card
to disable those pulses is its own project.

Look up DPMS on the web.  That's the spec that describes how it works.

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