Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Dos v3.3 video resolution

Thanks Steve
I will give it a look.


--- Original Message ---
From: Stephen Wille Padnos <spadnos@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Dos v3.3 video
resolution

>Hi there.
>
>If you can find a DOS program to set VESA modes, and

you can set up the

>CNC software to work in 800x600 graphics mode, then

it may work.

>The VESA 800x600 16 color mode is 0x102 (that's 102

hex), VESA 800x600

>256 color mode is 0x103.
>
>I'm not sure there is a utility that runs on DOS 3.3

to do this,

>though. There are a bunch of programs that might

work listed here:

>http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/utils.htm - search within

the page for VESA.

>(SciTech Display doctor may be just the ticket, if it

runs on DOS 3.3)

>
>Or (as I think Jon was saying), you may be able to

set the monitor to

>expand any mode to fit the screen. If it's a

complete monitor, it

>should have this mode. If it's a component (ie, no

case - meant to be

>used inside a machine), there may be no way to set

this. You will get

>weird artifacting fromthe expansion - either every

4th pixel will be

>duplicated to make 5 (makes things look chunky), or

every 5 pixels will

>have one that is the average of the one to its left

and right (makes

>things look a little blurry).
>
>Hope this helps
>- Steve
>
>Shawncd wrote:
>
>> <>Hi Jon,
>> I purchased a Milltronics cnc lathe recently with a

bad monitor. I

>> thought I
>> would simply replace it with a 12" lcd I had laying

around, it fit

>> perfectly
>> in the original hole. The problem is with the

current resolution. I only

>> have about 6" of viewing area in the middle of the

screen. I can see the

>> everything fine, it's just very small. I would like

to utilize the rest of

>> the screen. The Trident card is capable of 800x600

resolution

>> (according to
>> the web). I just don't know enough about MS-Dos to

put two and two

>> together
>> to make it work. Or maybe it is an impossibility

for Dos and the

>> Milltronics
>> software to accomplish this.
>> Any help is appreciated!
>
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