18 Dec
2007
18 Dec
'07
8:55 p.m.
From: "Ensor" <classiccmp at memory-alpha.org.uk>
The OP needs modes which work on ALL adapters, not
non-standard modes
which work on a small number of Mickey Mouse cards which noone uses....
With all due respect, I think the observations on the part of the
other posters including myself were valid. What the OP probably
meant to say was:
"Does anyone know of a video text mode supported by a standard IBM
VGA/PGC/XGA/EGA card real-mode 16-bit BIOS that supports 132 colums?"
That "BIOS" keyword is very important, given that few operating
systems actually use it to do anything useful nowadays.
In point of fact, there has been little "standard" since third-party
vendors began sourcing their versions of the VGA card. And IBM by
that time was far from the majority presence in the marketplace.
Cheers,
Chuck