Q39592: In QB.EXE 4.50, No Editor Color on TANDY 1000 with CGA

Article: Q39592
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | SR# S881215-3 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 5-JAN-1989

Running QB.EXE Version 4.50 on an "older" TANDY 1000 with CGA graphics
circuitry built-in to the mother board (CGA, 640 x 200 pixels) brings
up the QuickBASIC environment in black and white (monochrome).

Invoking QuickBASIC with the /b, /nohi, or /h option or any
combination of these options does not correct the problem. The MS-DOS
command MODE CO80 also does not help.

It has been reported that QuickBASIC Version 4.00b and earlier
versions supported color under the QB.EXE environment on this system.

Another customer using a TANDY 1000 SX reported a similar problem. The
customer worked around the problem by doing the following:

1. Issue the following MODE command in MS-DOS:

      MODE CO80

2. Now, when you invoke QB.EXE Version 4.50, you still get black and
   white, but if you select the Options... menu, you can see and
   select the desired colors.

3. When you exit QuickBASIC, the QB.INI file will contain the new
   settings. The next time you invoke QB.EXE, it will come up in
   color.

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