Macbook Screen Dying? Or is This A Case Of The Dreaded Kid Damage??

[chopper]

My youngest child (1.5) is fascinated by my computer and he'll do nearly anything to get close to it so he can pound on the keys etc.

Well, yesterday he did something to my Macbook which has really changed the display. When the machine boots, the screen looks normal for just a moment and then the contrast cranks up big time making the screen really hard to look at. Now all the programs are so goofy they look like they're being displayed in b&w. I have looked around for a "contrast" setting for the screen but have found nothing. Is there a setting for this? I wonder if he didn't damage the screen somehow.

Tried to adjust "brightness"; no joy.

[clay]

sounds like a universal access issue. open system prefs > Universal Access. there's a setting there for increasing (or in this case, decreasing) contrast.

[mattkime]

yup, universal access features can be triggered by random hitting of keys in ways you'd never discover if you'd press them individually.

[StingMe]

...and get that kid an old Mac to bang on

AlphaBaby will keep him entertained: http://alphababy.sourceforge.net/

[incognegro]

your kid needs an old beige ADB keyboard and a performa.

[rgG]

incognegro wrote:
your kid needs an old beige ADB keyboard and a performa.

I could set you up with one of those and probably some system 7 kids games, too, but I don't think you are close enough to make it worth the trip.