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The purpose of this file to enable you to use high-resolution text modes
available from various manufactures of "Super VGA's" (and some "Super EGA's).
If you are content to run with the 80 column by 25, 43, 50 row modes, read
no further.
TOP can support high resolution video modes on many VGA systems. Not only will
TOP set the requested mode, it will maintain this mode between programs which
reset the mode to a lower resolution. Finally, you can use that big screen!
But before you get too excited, remember that most ANSI.SYS drivers are not
compatible with these modes. Therefore, you will need to remove ANSI.SYS from
your CONFIG.SYS file and reboot your computer before seeing the "big picture".
To enable these modes, you will need to know what type of monitor and VGA
adapter you have. If you don't know, TOP can help in this determination. Just
start TOP with the single command line parameter "debug" as shown below.
TOP debug
Record the information following the "VIDEOS" keyword. If a VGA adapter was
sensed, the VGA adapter type which top determined is shown in parentheses.
VIDEOS: VGA (Video7), AnalogC
In this example, TOP determined that your VGA adapter was from Video7 connected
to an AnalogColor monitor. Please contact TNC technical support if you have an
adapter which cannot be determined correctly or if you need further assistance.
Armed with this information, set the "VideoMode" entry in the [Video] section
of TOP.INI for your selection file as follows (also see "Handling Programs
Lacking VGA Support" after the table):
(Ahead) Ahead V5000 - Ahead VGA Wizard/Deluxe
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132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=34 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=35 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 28 Rows, VideoMode=36 (EGA Monitor)
160 Columns 50 Rows, VideoMode=47 (EGA Monitor)
80 Columns 66 Rows, VideoMode=52 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=80 (MDA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=82 (MDA Monitor) - monochrome
(ATI) ATI 18800 - ATI 18810 - ATI VGAWONDER
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132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=35 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=39 (EGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=51 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=55 (EGA Monitor) - monochrome
(Cirrus) Cirrus Logic 510, 520 - MaxLogic MaxVGA
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132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=21 (MDA Monitor)
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=22 (MDA Monitor)
132 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=24 (Multisync Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=30 (CGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=31 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=32 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=34 (Super VGA Monitor)
100 Columns 37 Rows, VideoMode=49 (Super VGA Monitor) - monochrome
(Chips) Chips and Technologies - Boca 1024VGA
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132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=96 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 50 Rows, VideoMode=97 (VGA Monitor)
(Genoa) Genoa SuperVGA
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80 Columns 20 Rows, VideoMode=67 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
80 Columns 32 Rows, VideoMode=68 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
80 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=69 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=70 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 29 Rows, VideoMode=71 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 32 Rows, VideoMode=72 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=73 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
80 Columns 32 Rows, VideoMode=88 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=96 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 29 Rows, VideoMode=97 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 32 Rows, VideoMode=98 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=99 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=100 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=114 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 66 Rows, VideoMode=116 (VGA Monitor)
100 Columns 75 Rows, VideoMode=120 (VGA Monitor)
(Video7) Headland HT-208 (V7VGA) - Video Seven VGA1024i
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80 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=64 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=65 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=66 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=67 (VGA Monitor)
100 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=68 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 28 Rows, VideoMode=69 (VGA Monitor)
(Everex) Everex Viewpoint
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80 Columns 34 Rows, VideoMode=259 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=260 (VGA Monitor)
100 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=263 (Super VGA Monitor)
100 Columns 75 Rows, VideoMode=264 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=266 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=267 (EGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=268 (CGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=270 (MDA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=271 (MDA Monitor) - monochrome
80 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=278 (VGA Monitor)
100 Columns 37 Rows, VideoMode=280 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=320 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=336 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
(Trident) Trident 8800CS
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80 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=80 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=81 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=82 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=82 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=84 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=85 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=86 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=87 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 30 Rows, VideoMode=88 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=89 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=90 (Super VGA Monitor)
(Tseng) Tseng ET3000 - STB VGA EM-16
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132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=24 (Super VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=25 (Super VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 28 Rows, VideoMode=26 (Super VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 44 Rows, VideoMode=34 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=35 (Super VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 28 Rows, VideoMode=36 (Super VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=38 (VGA Monitor)
(Paradise) Western Digital WD90C00 - Western Digital Paradise VGA 1024
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132 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=84 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=85 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=86 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=87 (VGA Monitor) - monochrome
(ZyMOS) ZyMOS Poach51 - TrueTech HiRes VGA
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80 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=81 (VGA Monitor)
80 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=82 (VGA Monitor)
132 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=83 (Multisync Monitor)
100 Columns 25 Rows, VideoMode=84 (Multisync Monitor)
100 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=85 (Multisync Monitor)
132 Columns 60 Rows, VideoMode=86 (Multisync Monitor)
132 Columns 43 Rows, VideoMode=87 (Multisync Monitor)
Handling Programs Lacking VGA Support
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(reprinted from the manual)
Amazingly, even though VGA extended modes have been around a fairly long time,
there are still a lot of applications around that do not take advantage of
them. Many older programs even have the same problem as DOS in that they assume
your screen is in a 25 line text mode and when they start up, they do not
verify or set it!
To help you solve this problem, TOP includes a fast video mode setting utility,
called VIDEO, which you can use to quickly set the mode prior to running these
programs. Since TOP always restores the mode after any program is run, you must
include the VIDEO command in a compound command, alias, fkey, or batch file.
For example, suppose you find your favorite editor only seems to work in a 25
line mode. You might type:
c:\>video co80 ^ editor<ENTER>
Or you could define an alias, called ed:
c:\>alias ed video co80^editor %*
and always start your editor using the alias. Also see HELP for VIDEO.
Extended VGA Support and MS Windows (tm)
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Unfortunately, a limitation in MS Windows will prevent your VGA monitor and
adapter being switched to any mode other than the "standard" VGA modes, ie.
80 columns by 25, 43, or 50 rows. This applies to any DOS program running
under MS Windows, including TOP, when operating in 386 enhanced or standard
mode. If you have specified an extended VGA mode in your TOP.INI file, and
then start TOP under Windows, TOP will inform you you are unable to set the
requested video mode. We are presently searching for workarounds to this
problem.