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From: hadgraft@civeng.monash.edu.au (Roger Hadgraft)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MS-WINDOWS IN 1024x768 RESOLUTION
Message-ID: <19108.2600c229@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 15 Mar 90 23:38:33 GMT
References: <1930@clyde.concordia.ca>
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Organization: Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia
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In article <1930@clyde.concordia.ca>, sylvain@maxwell.Concordia.CA ( SYLVAIN GINGRAS ) writes:
> I once saw in a store MS-Windows running in 1024x768 mode on an ATI-VGA
> Wonder.  I played with it and really enjoyed being able to put so many
> open windows at once on the screen.  The only problem came about when I
> tried Windows Write.  The default font was awfully small (almost invisible).
> Using the Enlarge Font command would not help, I would then get only a few
> characters per line on the screen (and on the printer).
>
> As I am about to purchase that card, I was wondering if anyone has ever used
> Windows in 1024x768 (or higher resolution) and found a solution to the above
> problem.  Thanks in advance for your replies.
>
I suspect that it's been installed with the VGA (or EGA) screen fonts. If you
install it with the screen fonts for the IBM 8514 screen (which I think is
1024x768) you should get very nicely formed characters on the screen.
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