Re: Windows dos windows

Scott Hopwood (shopwood@nospam.socs.uts.edu.au)
Fri, 25 Nov 1994 19:15:39 +1000 (EST)

On Fri, 25 Nov 1994, James Richard Webster wrote:

>
> On Fri, 25 Nov 1994, Jas wrote:
>
> > Scott Hopwood wrote this...
> > >
> > >
> > > Is there a means of getting a dos window (in windoze) to have more
> > > then 25 lines?
>
> In a word, NO! Sorry, it's just one of the limitations of Windows, you
> can't have DOS windows bigger than 25 lines...
>
> Actually, I have just had a thought!!! You *MIGHT* be able to use 50
> line mode, but.. no it isn't possible, windows just ain't that
> flexible...

Actually, you can. "mode con lines=50" worlks, but I would like it a
little bigger then that.

>
> > > In OS/2 mode co80,100 is used, but that won't work with with dos/windoze.
> > >
> > > A big slobbery kiss from Tom for anyone who is nominated by the person
> > > who ansers correctly first.
>
> Yeeuurch!
>
> > wouldnt just changing the video mode do the trick? im not certain
> > tho because i gave up on dos/windoze about 2 years ago
>
> No, you can't change the video mode of a DOS window (_I think_), if it is
> full-screen tho it ain't a problem...
>
> And don't give up on Windows just yet, Windows 95 is just round the corner!
>
> Yes, that was sarcasm...

I gave up on Windows when I couldn't use it on my XT anymore.
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