Laser 128 - Text Modes; 40-Column Text

THE VIDEO DISPLAY
5.2.1 Text modes
5.2.1.1
The computer is cap _ ab le of displaying text
in either 40-column (40 characters per lin e)
or 80-column for mat (80 characters per line).
In both cases, 24 lines of t ext can be
di splayed on the sc reen at a time.
Immediately after power-up, the display is in
40-column text mode. However, if the
display is s omehow switc hed to graphics
mode, you can return to text mode by typing
the following BASIC command:
]TEXT<CR>
Note: <CR> means to press the RETURN
or the ENTER key.
The entire scree n will then di s play text
again. The BASIC prompt character "]" and
the cursor will be displayed at th e bottom of
the sc reen.
40-column text
The primary reason for h aving a 40-column
text mode in your computer is to a llow a
low-resolution video monitor or TV to be
used as the video display device. To sw itch
from 80-column text to 40-column text, type
the following BASIC statement:
]PR#O<CR>
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