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Setvga utility, A-59 – Epson 386/25 User Manual

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Valid values for columns are 80 and 132; for rows, use 25 or 50.

(Do not include the brackets.)

For example, if you want your screen to display 132 columns and

25 rows, type the following and press

Enter:

VGAMODE 132, 25

To use VGAMODE, you must configure the application
program that uses VGAMODE for the same screen size. See the

appropriate section in this appendix for your application
program(s).

Note

Certain monitors cannot display 132 columns or 50 rows on

the screen. The following table specifies the number of rows
that can be displayed on common monitors:

Monitor

Columns

Rows

IBM VGA display (analog)

80

25 or 50

Multi-frequency display

80 or 132

25 or 50

SETVGA Utility

SETVGA lets you operate your built-in VGA adapter in a

specific emulation mode. This allows you to use programs that
were written especially for one of the following adapters when

you cannot run these programs in regular VGA mode:

❏ IBM monochrome adapter

❏ IBM color graphics adapter

❏ IBM enhanced graphics adapter

❏ Hercules monochrome graphics adapter.

Using the

VGA Utilities

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