[Ham-Computers] Windows 98 SE, Running DOS Applicaitons in Window?

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Kurt,

I didn't see anyone post any answers to your question so I'll offer a few 
guesses.  The reason that they are guesses is that I am Windows 95/98 illeterate, 
having gone from 3.11 to NT4.0.  But I presume that one way to start a DOS 
app is with a Shortcut created on whatever 98 calls what W2K calls the Desktop.  
On an NT, W2K or XP machine, if you right-click the shortcut and click 
Properties, one of the tabs is Screen.  Under that tab you have a choice (among 
other things) of Full Screen or Window.  

Also, although you cannot size a DOS window as you would a Windows window (by 
grabbing the edge and pulling), you can at least under the three OS's I'm 
familiar with resize it on a semipermanent basis.  Click the icon in the upper 
left corner of the DOS window.  Click Properties, then Font.  The DOS window 
size is hard related to the font size as it is (usually or always???) a fixed 80 
characters wide by 24 rows high.  Picking a larger font size will give you a 
larger DOS window size.  Thanks to Aaron for the tip about that upper left 
icon.  I never saw it in print.

The physical size of a DOS window will also change if you change the video 
monitor resolution.

On the top to bottom wrap problem, I'd guess it's something to do with the 
video driver.  Play with the setting there and you may stumble upon a 
combination that will fix it.

In a message dated 10/3/2008 2:14:01 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kd7jyk at earthlink.net writes: 
> I have seen DOS based programs operate in two modes within Windows 98 SE.
> 
> In one mode, it is full screen, in the other, a DOS windows on the Windows
> desktop.
> 
> Normally either is OK.
> 
> I have a new monitor that is wrapping the full screen DOS applications from
> top to bottom, that is, the top 1" or so is on the bottom and everything is
> shifted up.
> 
> The monitor is large enough that even a window on the desktop is large than
> most monitors, how can I get these programs to operate within a window,
> rather than switch over to a dedicated full DOS screen?
> 
> Kurt
> 

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