The problem is switching from Windows to MS-DOS mode and back.
I use Win98 and run in pure MS-DOS mode, not in a DOS box.
1. Graphics Adatper: It's on the motherboard. VIA S3, I think. All my other CRT monitors switch to 640x480 with no problem.
2. The display is centered.
3. I tried Auto Adjust many times
4. 640x480 is text mode. There is no graphics mode in MS-DOS. You have to write your own code and supply your own fonts to use VESA to run graphics. However, Win98 crashes as soon as you try to run the program, so it's only good in pure DOS mode.
5. I have a lot of software that runs in MS-DOS mode. There is no option except to change the font size to get 55 lines instead of 25 lines. Most of the software can run either mode. But either way, the result is badly garbled in the Dell monitor running at 700x420 resolution. Running in a DOS box in Win98 is also not an option. The box is very small and hard to read, and the cursor lag gives lots of typing errors.
Many many thanks in advance gpro if you could help me out :)
gpro
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April 20th, 2008 14:00
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/MS_DOS/Q_22455524.html
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/msdos/comm1.mspx?mfr=true
faux2fantasy
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April 21st, 2008 18:00
Thank you so much gpro for providing help.
The problem is switching from Windows to MS-DOS mode and back.
I use Win98 and run in pure MS-DOS mode, not in a DOS box.
1. Graphics Adatper: It's on the motherboard. VIA S3, I think. All my other CRT monitors switch to 640x480 with no problem.
2. The display is centered.
3. I tried Auto Adjust many times
4. 640x480 is text mode. There is no graphics mode in MS-DOS. You have to write your own code and supply your own fonts to use VESA to run graphics. However, Win98 crashes as soon as you try to run the program, so it's only good in pure DOS mode.
5. I have a lot of software that runs in MS-DOS mode. There is no option except to change the font size to get 55 lines instead of 25 lines. Most of the software can run either mode. But either way, the result is badly garbled in the Dell monitor running at 700x420 resolution. Running in a DOS box in Win98 is also not an option. The box is very small and hard to read, and the cursor lag gives lots of typing errors.
Many many thanks in advance gpro if you could help me out :)
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April 21st, 2008 22:00
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April 23rd, 2008 03:00
faux2fantasy
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April 23rd, 2008 03:00
Thank you gpro for your time in helping out with this....I really appreciate it :smileywink: