
Appendix
Video Modes
Video Modes
Standard VGA Modes
Mode  | VESA® | No. of  | Char. x  | Char. x  | 
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0, 1  | 0, 1  | 16/256K  | 40 x 25  | 9 x 16  | 360 x 400  | Text  | 14  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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2, 3  | 2, 3  | 16/256K  | 80 x 25  | 9 x 16  | 720 x 400  | Text  | 28  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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4, 5  | 4, 5  | 4/256K  | 40 x 25  | 8 x 8  | 320 x 200  | Graphics  | 12.5  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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6  | 6  | 2/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 8  | 640 x 200  | Graphics  | 25  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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7  | 7  | Monochrome  | 80 x 25  | 9 x 16  | 720 x 400  | Text  | 28  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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D  | D  | 16/256K  | 40 x 25  | 8 x 8  | 320 x 200  | Graphics  | 12.5  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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E  | E  | 16/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 14  | 640 x 200  | Graphics  | 25  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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F  | F  | Monochrome  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 14  | 640 x 350  | Graphics  | 25  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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10  | 10  | 16/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 14  | 640 x 350  | Graphics  | 25  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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11  | 11  | 2/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 16  | 640 x 480  | Graphics  | 25  | 31.5  | 60  | |
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111  | 11  | 2/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 16  | 640 x 480  | Graphics  | 31.5  | 37.5  | 75  | |
12  | 12  | 16/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 16  | 640 x 480  | Graphics  | 25  | 31.5  | 60  | |
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122  | 122  | 16/256K  | 80 x 25  | 8 x 16  | 640 x 480  | Graphics  | 31.5  | 37.5  | 75  | |
13  | 13  | 256/256K  | 40 x 25  | 8 x 8  | 320 x 200  | Graphics  | 12.5  | 31.5  | 70  | |
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  | 1.Interlaced mode.  | |
  | 2.Higher refresh modes available with generic   | |
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NOTE  | 
  | An 8 x 14 font for the EGA modes can be provided with a DOS TSR  | 
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  | (terminate and stay resident) program. If the TSR has not been loaded when  | 
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  | the mode is set, the 8 x 16 font is used with the two bottom rows deleted. This  | 
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  | program operation. The TSR should be used for absolute compatibility with  | 
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  | DOS applications that use the 8 x 14 font.  | 
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