◄Contents► ◄Index► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The following table summarizes screen modes: ──────────MDPA, CGA, Hercules, Olivetti, EGA, VGA, or MCGA Adapters─────────── SCREEN 0: Text mode only ■ 40 x 25, 40 x 43, 40 x 50, 80 x 25, 80 x 43, or 80 x 50 text format, 8 x 8 character box (8 x 14, 9 x 14, or 9 x 16 with EGA or VGA) ■ 16 colors assigned to any of 16 attributes (with CGA or EGA) ■ 64 colors assigned to any of 16 attributes (with EGA or VGA) ■ Depending on the text resolution and adapter, 8 video memory pages (0-7), 4 pages (0-3), 2 pages (0-1), or 1 page (0) ───────────────────────CGA, EGA, VGA, or MCGA Adapters──────────────────────── SCREEN 1: 320 x 200 graphics ■ 40 x 25 text format, 8 x 8 character box ■ 16 background colors and one of two sets of 3 foreground colors assigned using COLOR statement with CGA ■ 16 colors assigned to 4 attributes with EGA or VGA ■ 1 video memory page (0) SCREEN 2: 640 x 200 graphics ■ 80 x 25 text format, 8 x 8 character box ■ 16 colors assigned to 2 attributes with EGA or VGA ■ 1 video memory page (0) ─────────────────────Hercules, Olivetti, or AT&T Adapters───────────────────── SCREEN 3: Hercules adapter required, monochrome monitor only ■ 720 x 348 graphics ■ 80 x 25 text format, 9 x 14 character box ■ Usually 2 video memory pages (0-1); 1 page (0) if a second color display adapter is installed ■ PALETTE statement not supported ■ Invoke the Hercules driver MSHERC.COM before using screen mode 3 SCREEN 4: ■ Supports Olivetti Personal Computers models M24, M240, M28, M280, M380, M380/C, and M380/T and AT&T Personal Computers 6300 series ■ 640 x 400 graphics ■ 80 x 25 text format, 8 x 16 character box ■ 1 of 16 colors assigned as the foreground color (selected by the COLOR statement); background is fixed at black ■ 1 video memory page (0) ■ PALETTE statement not supported ─────────────────────────────EGA or VGA Adapters────────────────────────────── SCREEN 7: 320 x 200 graphics ■ 40 x 25 text format, 8 x 8 character box ■ Assignment of 16 colors to any of 16 attributes ■ If 64K EGA adapter memory, 2 video memory pages (0-1); otherwise, 8 pages (0-7) SCREEN 8: 640 x 200 graphics ■ 80 x 25 text format, 8 x 8 character box ■ Assignment of 16 colors to any of 16 attributes ■ If 64K EGA adapter memory, 1 video memory page (0); otherwise, 4 pages (0-3) SCREEN 9: 640 x 350 graphics ■ 80 x 25 or 80 x 43 text format, 8 x 14 or 8 x 8 character box ■ 16 colors assigned to 4 attributes (64K adapter memory), or 64 colors assigned to 16 attributes (more than 64K adapter memory) ■ If 64K EGA adapter memory, 1 video memory page (0); otherwise, 2 pages (0-1) ─────────────────EGA or VGA Adapters, Monochrome Monitor Only───────────────── SCREEN 10: 640 x 350 graphics, monochrome monitor only ■ 80 x 25 or 80 x 43 text format, 8 x 14 or 8 x 8 character box ■ Up to 9 pseudocolors assigned to 4 attributes ■ 2 video memory pages (0-1), 256K adapter memory required ─────────────────────────────VGA or MCGA Adapters───────────────────────────── Screen 11 (VGA or MCGA) ■ 640 x 480 graphics ■ 80 x 30 or 80 x 60 text format, 8 x 16 or 8 x 8 character box ■ Assignment of up to 256K colors to 2 attributes ■ 1 video memory page (0) Screen 12 (VGA) ■ 640 x 480 graphics ■ 80 x 30 or 80 x 60 text format, 8 x 16 or 8 x 8 character box ■ Assignment of up to 256K colors to 16 attributes ■ 1 video memory page (0) Screen 13 (VGA or MCGA) ■ 320 x 200 graphics ■ 40 x 25 text format, 8 x 8 character box ■ Assignment of up to 256K colors to 256 attributes ■ 1 video memory page (0) See Also ◄SCREEN Statement► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── © Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1987-1992. All rights reserved. Converted from qbasic.hlp with DosHelp/HelpConvert