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From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu Sep 23 16:41:20 2004

>
> In the old days of the XT and CGA, what text modes were supported?

Old days????

The CGA supported 80*25 and 40*25 text modes. The MDA supported 80*25 only.


>
> I have a Wyse PC+ - an oddball XT class machine - that could run DOS in
> several weird text modes (96 and 132 column, I think). I remember using it
> this way for some stuff, but often certain programs would barf (Norton
> Commander being one of them).
>
> Were these modes standard?

No, the iBM cards could not do those.

-tony
Received on Thu Sep 23 2004 - 16:41:20 BST