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Re: Running XyWrite under Windows XP



 
Regarding the recent question about the MODE command in DOS...
I got the following information off the website, EasyDOS Command Index, at
 
 

http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/mode.htmlMODE

(External)

MODE n
MODE LPT#[:][n][,][m][,][P][retry]
MODE [n],m[,T]
MODE (displaytype,linetotal)
MODE COMn[:]baud[,][parity][,][databits][,][stopbits][,][retry]
MODE LPT#[:]=COMn [retry]
MODE CON[RATE=(number)][DELAY=(number)]
MODE (device) CODEPAGE PREPARE=(codepage) [d:][path]filename
MODE (device) CODEPAGE PREPARE=(codepage list) [d:][path]filename
MODE (device) CODEPAGE SELECT=(codepage)
MODE (device) CODEPAGE [/STATUS]
MODE (device) CODEPAGE REFRESH
 
So, it appears, David, that you don't need a colon in the command and it should then read:
 
mode con rate=32 delay=1
 
This command sets both the typematic rate, the rate at which the characters are repeated when you hold down the key and the delay, the time (in quarters of a second) that the character starts repeating after you initially press the key.
 
Hope this helps.
Dennis Hunter