--- orig-main.c	Tue Dec 14 00:18:44 1999
+++ main.c	Sun Jan  5 16:34:23 2003
@@ -380,11 +380,10 @@
   long sector,osector=0;
   struct timeval thistime;
   static char heartbeat=' ';
   int position=0,aheadposition=0;
   static int overlap=0;
-  static int printit=-1;
 
   static int slevel=0;
   static int slast=0;
   static int stimeout=0;
   char *smilie="= :-)";
@@ -397,20 +396,10 @@
   if(!quiet){
     long test;
     osector=inpos;
     sector=inpos/CD_FRAMEWORDS;
     
-    if(printit==-1){
-      if(isatty(STDERR_FILENO)){
-	printit=1;
-      }else{
-	printit=0;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if(printit==1){  /* else don't bother; it's probably being 
-			redirected */
       position=((float)(sector-callbegin)/
 		(callend-callbegin))*graph;
       
       aheadposition=((float)(c_sector-callbegin)/
 		     (callend-callbegin))*graph;
@@ -573,11 +562,10 @@
 	    buffer[aheadposition+19]='>';
 	}
    
 	fprintf(stderr,buffer);
       }
-    }
   }
 
   /* clear the indicator for next batch */
   if(function==-1)
     memset(dispcache,' ',graph);