prindle@NADC.ARPA (05/10/84)
Sorry to disillusion, but there is "absolutely" no way to get 40/64/80/106 columns without a hardware video chip except: 40 = 7 pixels + 1 blank 64 = 4 pixels + 1 blank 80 = 3 pixels + 1 blank 106 = 3 pixels + 0 blank Actually, I implemented a 3 pixel + 1 blank font for an 80 column terminal emulator package, and with a decent monochrome monitor, it's quite amazing how much intellibility you can pack into a 3 bit wide character; I was very skeptical till I did it. As I recall, the VIP ads that I've seen show the 106 column display (all characters are touching) - I suppose the picture's been touched up a bit though. Also, note that in 80 column mode, it is not possible to control the color of each character independently, they can only be controlled in pairs; of course looking at an 80 column display on a color monitor makes your eyes go funny very quickly! Frank Prindle Prindle@NADC ~v