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DOS LINE COMMAND FOR VIDEO DISPLAY MODE

I HAVE AN APOLLO AGP NVIDA TNT2 32MB VIDEO CARD MADE BY JOYTECH. I AM RUNNING A DOS PROGRAM THROUGH WIN 98 THAT NEEDS A DOS COMMAND TO SWITCH TO A 132X25 COLUMN MODE SO TEXT CAN BE DISLAYED ALL ON ONE SCREEN. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT COMMAND WOULD BE? FOR EXAMPLE MY PREVIOUS COMPUTER HAD A DIAMOND SPEEDSTAR VIDEO CARD AND THE 132X25 MODE COMMAND WAS VMODE 23
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I would say that since even the newest video card are still vga / svga compatible, the old vmode programs should still work.  Did you try a few ?
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I ASSUME YOU MEAN I SHOULD LOAD ON A COPY OF MY OLD VIDEO CARDS SOFTWARE AND THEN USE ITS DOS LINE COMMAND. I WILL TRY THAT. I DID TRY JUST USING THE OLD DOS LINE COMMAND WITH NO LUCK. THANKS
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