(TEXT-MODE n|)

Turns video adapter into hardware mode n|. This is an enhanced version of the old SET-VIDEO-MODE!. Regular values are:

n| Size and Colors Devices
0 40×25, Black & white CGA and superior
1 40×25, Color "
2 80×25, Black & white "
3 80×25, Color "
7 80×25, Monochrome Hercules and Monochrome
64 80×43or50, Color EGA (43 lines) and VGA (50 lines)

Any other value given in your video adapter user manual can be used. If the resulting mode is a ``graphic mode'' (in the sense of BIOS), a block-cursor will appear, and display will be slower, but PCS will still consider your are working with text only. If you want to draw and plot, always use INIT-GRAPH, RESTORE-CRT-MODE, SET-GRAPH-MODE or CLOSE-GRAPH to set-up your video adapter (see BGI.TEX).