Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

Chapter 6 / Command RefereW)e
MODE
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Cyan
Gray
Light Cyan
White
Sets video monitor, line printer and communication interface
parameters.
MODE [characters][shiftf1j]
Shifts the video screen left or right. characters is the desired
character width (40 or 80). shift can be R (right) or L (left). T
produces a video
test screen for evaluating the shift. A prompt
asks
if you wish another shift. Answer Y (yes) or N (no).
MODE linefeed
Sets printer linefeed off or on. linefeed can be LFOFF or LFON.
MODE printer
Sets printer type. printer can be DMP (dot matrix), DWP (daisy
wheel), or
NL (reset).
MODE scan
Sets video scan lines. scan can be either 200 or 225.
MODE [video][characters]
Sets video mode and characters-per-line. video can be BW (black
and white) or
CO (color). clw,racters can be 40 or 80.
MODE COLORMAP [old color new color]
Changes the video palette color to be displayed in text or graph-
ics modes from
old color to new color. That is anytime a program
tries to display something on the screen in old color, it is
changed to
new color. If both the old color and new color parame-
ters are omitted, all colors are reset to their original colors. If
old color and new color are the same, then that color is reset to
its original color and all other colors retain their settings. The
following colors are availabe for COLORMAP:
Black Blue Green
Red Magenta
Yellow
Dark Gray Light Blue Light Green
Light Red Light Magenta Light Yellow
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English