Vgamode, Wp /s – Epson Equity 286 PLUS User Manual

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Running WordPerfect, versions 4.0 and 4.1

After you have installed WordPerfect version 4.0 or 4.1 on your
hard disk, follow these steps:

1. Install the VGAMODE utility, if you have not already.

2. Type the following and press

Enter

to start VGAMODE

and initialize 132-column text mode:

VGAMODE

132, 25

3. Log onto the WordPerfect directory on your hard disk.

4.

Type the following and press

Enter:

WP /s

5. At the setup menu, select Specify Screen Size.

6. Type 132 to edit the number of columns field.

7. Exit the setup menu.

8. Whenever you run WordPerfect 4.0 or 4.1 with 132

columns, you need to specify 132-column text mode prior to
starting the program. Type the following and press

Enter:

VGAMODE

132, 25

9. Type

WP

and press

Enter

to start WordPerfect.

10. To use the full width of the screen, you must change the

margins. (See the WordPerfect documentation for

instructions.)

After you exit WordPerfect, if you want to return to 80-column
mode, type the following and press

Enter:

VGAMODE

80, 25

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