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Article #7309Video 7 VGA Pure Mode Switching
From: Chuck H. Chapman
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 1990 13:31
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 1990 13:31
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I'm using a Video 7 VRAM VGA with 512k of RAM. When I run non-windows
programs, the PURE mode is turned on, which disables any extensions
beyond normal VGA capability. This prevents programs like WordPerfect
from taking advantage of some the higher resolution modes of the
VRAM VGA (like displaying 132 columns). I resorted to using a batch
file to start DOS applications that require high resolution modes.
This isn't a very good solution because when you switch to another
task and come back to the DOS high resolution task, Windows does not
restore the proper video mode.
Has anyone else noticed this problem and come up with a better solution?
BTW, I'm using the Windows 3 720x512 256 color driver that came with
the VRAM VGA.
Chuck
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!uflorida!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!prism!romeo!cchapman From: cchapman@msd.gatech.edu (Chuck H. Chapman) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Video 7 VGA Pure Mode Switching Summary: Pure mode switching Keywords: Video 7 VGA Pure Mode Message-ID: <cchapman.660317460@romeo> Date: 4 Dec 90 13:31:00 GMT Sender: news@prism.gatech.EDU Lines: 22