I am pretty sure that this all goes to a simple point: video resolution. Arachne is using graphic mode (640x480, IIRC), while the default DOS prompt is in text mode (80x25 of 8x14 blocks, that is 640×350 pixels). The video adapter embedded in your laptop is probably designed to do nicely stretched video output for some resolutions, but not others.
A possible idea could be to try to play with different video modes for the DOS prompt, for example does using 'mode co80,43' or 'mode co80,50' still produces such 'console in small window' effect? There are also various tools that allow to set the console prompt to a graphic video mode, so it should just be a matter to find one that looks acceptable. Note, that many applications will reset the video screen to the default 80x25 text mode after they quit, so you might need to re-reset the video mode every now and then (or use some kind of a TSR that forces a graphic mode all the time). Mateusz On 10/07/2014 02:27 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > I have the Arachne source code. If I get a chance someday to read it; > perhaps I can figure out how they did it. Other than that I'll just have > to get use to mini screens. > > > cheers > DS > > > > On Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:17:24 -0500 Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> writes: >> Hi, >> >> On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Dale E Sterner <sunbeam...@juno.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I run DOS by itself not under another OS. All the so called DOS >> drivers >>> that >>> I've tried require Windows to be present. Without Windows they >> don't >>> work. >>> I tried the mode command; the screen stays the same size and the >> letters >>> get >>> smaller. Some of my software will run full screen when they run. I >> think >>> they issue a VESA command to do this. Wordperfect, Arachne & Pixel >>> run full screen; everything else is mini screen. >> >> Dell Latitude computer? With what video card, Intel? Did you check >> Intel's site? Or only Dell? Did you email their tech support people? >> Did you search all their related downloads? Can you try asking on >> their forums (or similar third-party place with people of similar >> interests, specifically a place for similar hardware users)? >> >> > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/software/iegd/intel-embed > ded-graphics-drivers-overview.html >> >> I wish I could tell you something more concrete. But don't get your >> hopes up. It's just almost impossible to get modern things like this >> working. The vendors just don't care (much, if at all) for DOS >> anymore. You'd probably have better luck dual-booting a minimal >> Linux >> distro with DOSEMU! >> >> >>> On Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:14:38 +0200 Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> >> writes: >>>> >>>>> control screen resolution. FREEDOS runs as a tiny screen in >>>>> the center - very annoying. I haven't found any dos sound >> driver >>>> >>>> Your screen may have a hotkey to zoom to full screen. >> >> Fn+F2? >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >> Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. >> > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clk > trk >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Who Had Plastic Surgery? >> Do YOU Know Which Celebrities Had Plastic Surgery? #14 Will Blow >> Your Mind! >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3165/54332e4241fd2e427891mp02duc >> > > > ******************************************************>>>> >>From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry > http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 > *******************************************************>>>> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer > Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports > Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper > Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
