Modifying your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
For convenience in accessing your VGA utilities, you can
include the pathname to the utility directory in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Follow these steps:
1.
At the MS-DOS command prompt in the root directory,
type the following and press
Enter:
COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT+CON AUTOEXEC.BAT
2.
To set the path for the VGA utility directory, type the
following and press
Enter:
PATH
C:\pathname\
For instance, if you were using the example directory,
described
above,
you would type:
PATH C:\UTIL\
3.
Press F6 and then
Enter.
(See your MS-DOS Reference
Manual for more information about pathnames.)
Using VGAMODE
VGAMODE provides 132-column text in popular text-based
applications, such as WordStar and WordPerfect. The
VGAMODE utility allows you to specify the number of rows
(lines) and columns you want displayed on the screen.
You specify values for the desired number of rows and columns
by typing them on the VGAMODE command line. The
command format is:
VGAMODE [columms] , [rows]
Valid values for columns are 80 and 132; for rows, use 25 or 50.
(Do not include the brackets.)
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