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 Screen Mode 0 (Text Only)
 
 ■ Applies to MDPA, CGA, Hercules, Olivetti, EGA, VGA, or MCGA adapters
 
 ■ Mode 0:
   • Screen format (in characters)
         40 x 25, 40 x 43, 40 x 50, or 80 x 25
         80 x 43 (EGA or VGA)
         80 x 50 (VGA)
   • Character box size
         8 x 8 for CGA; 8 x 8 or 8 x 14 with EGA
         9 x 14 for Hercules; 8 x 16 for Olivetti
         8 x 14, 9 x 14, or 9 x 16 with VGA
   • 16 colors assigned to two color attributes
   • 16 colors assigned to any of 16 color attributes (with CGA or EGA)
   • 64 colors assigned to any of 16 color attributes (with EGA or VGA)
 
 See: ◄SCREEN Statement►