The following subsections describe the subtests of the
Text Mode Character Test in the order in which they
appear.
Character Attributes Subtest (80 x 25)
The 80-column x 25-line character attributes subtest dis-
plays four lines of text that demonstrate normal-intensity
video, reverse video, intensified video, and blinking
video.
Character Set Subtest (80 x 25)
The 80-column x 25-line character set subtest displays all
256 characters in the American Standard Code for
Information Interchange (ASCII) character set in
80-column by 25-line text mode.
Character Attributes Subtest (40 x 25)
The 40-column x 25-line character attributes subtest
displays four lines of text in 40-column by 25-line
(double-wide) text mode that demonstrate normal-
intensity video, reverse video, intensified video, and
blinking video.
Character Set Subtest (40 x 25)
The 40-column x 25-line character set subtest displays all
256 characters in the ASCII character set in 40-column
by 25-line (double-wide) text mode.
T
ext Mode Color Test
The Text Mode Color Test contains three subtests that
check the video subsystem's ability to present color in
text modes. The following subsections describe these
subtests.
NOTE: These subtests are valid for color monitors only.
Color Attributes Subtest (80 x 25)
The 80-column x 25-line color attributes subtest displays
a pattern of 16 rows and 16 columns in 80-column by
25-line text mode. Each row has a hexadecimal number
in a unique foreground color and each column has a
unique background color. Where the same foreground
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and background color intersect, the hexadecimal number
is not visible. Type y if each character is displayed
correctly; otherwise, type n. Table B-1 indicates the color
in each of the rows and columns.
Table B-1. Color Attributes
Row or
Foreground
Column
Color
0
black
1
blue
2
green
3
cyan
4
red
5
magenta
6
brown
7
white
8
dark gray
9
light blue
A
light green
B
light cyan
C
light red
D
light magenta
E
yellow
F
intense white
*
These colors blink during the test.
Color Attributes Subtest (40 x 25)
The 40-column x 25-line color attributes subtest is the
same as the previous subtest except that the characters
are displayed in 40-column by 25-line (double-wide) text
mode. Type y if each character is displayed correctly;
otherwise, type n.
Background
Color
black
blue
green
cyan
red
magenta
brown
white
black
*
blue
*
green
*
cyan
*
red
*
magenta
*
brown
*
white
*