I run DOS by itself not under another OS. All the so called DOS drivers that I've tried require Windows to be present. Without Windows they don't work. I tried the mode command; the screen stays the same size and the letters get smaller. Some of my software will run full screen when they run. I think they issue a VESA command to do this. Wordperfect, Arachne & Pixel run full screen; everything else is mini screen.
cheers DS On Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:14:38 +0200 Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> writes: > > Hi! > > > control screen resolution. FREEDOS runs as a tiny screen in > > the center - very annoying. I haven't found any dos sound driver > > Your screen may have a hotkey to zoom to full screen. > It probably defaults to show 1 pixel as 1 pixel, with > the default DOS resolution much lower than what your > screen can do, so DOS shows only on a small area. You > can use the DOS "mode" command and similar tools to > switch to higher resolution text modes (eg 132x50) or > to a VESA graphics mode (eg 1280x1024 pixels). It can > have some side-effects to use a graphics mode in DOS, > but in general, your BIOS should have no problems to > "draw" text on a graphical canvas for DOS. Sometimes > this is slower than hardware text modes and some DOS > programs ignore the BIOS and only work in text modes. > > For the sound, most games have built-in drivers, which > usually work only with old ISA soundblaster compatible > cards. A few modern tools (such as media players) do > already support AC97 and HDA compatible modern sound > hardware. For your old games, the "easiest" way today > is to run DOS in a window in Windows or Linux, with a > tool such as DOSEMU or DOSBOX. Those create a virtual > (simulated) soundblaster to make your old games happy. > > Regards, Eric > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer > Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS > Reports > Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper > Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clk trk > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ____________________________________________________________ > Map Your Flood Risk > Find Floodplan Maps, Facts, FAQs, Your Flood Risk Profile and More! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3165/5431e274c629462746580mp05duc > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
