Hello folks, 

I rely on an indispensable DOS application named Framework IV,
from the late great Ashton-Tate. I can run this application just
fine in character mode at a resolution of 132 x 43 in a window
under the OS/2 4.0 Workplace Shell. I guess IBM built support for
this video mode into the "embedded" DOS included with OS/2. 

However, the display under plain old MS-DOS 6.2 "wraps" at 80
cols, jumbling things like a Cubist painting. Naturally, the same
happens with DOSEmu on Linux, whether in a console or in X.
Microsoft did *not* build in support for 132-col mode, it seems.

I'm assuming that I need a better DOS--maybe IBM DOS, or Caldera
DOS?--to obtain support for this VGA character mode (which I
think is 33h) when using DOSEmu. My questions: 

a) any suggestions about which DOS to buy, if any?

b) even if I found a DOS that supports this mode, will the
132-col mode also work under DOSEmu and X?

Thanks much, 
Tom Davey

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