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 Screen Modes 1 and 2
 
 ■ Applies to CGA, EGA, VGA, or MCGA adapters
 
 ■ Mode 1 (320 x 200 Graphics):
   • 40 x 25 text format, 8 x 8 character box
   • 16 background colors and one of two sets of 3 foreground colors
     assigned using COLOR statement with CGA
   • 16 colors assigned to four color attributes with EGA, VGA, or MCGA
 
 ■ Mode 2 (640 x 200 Graphics):
   • 80 x 25 text format with character box size of 8 x 8
   • 2 colors (black and white) with CGA
   • 16 colors assigned to two color attributes with EGA or VGA
 
 See: ◄SCREEN Statement►