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                        --  OPTIONS INFORMATION --                            
                                                                              
The Viking 2/91 Windows 3.1 driver has several options to customize and       
control the operation of the Viking display in both the Windows environment   
and the standard DOS environment.  The majority of these options are speci-   
fied through a configuration file which the Viking Window's driver (as well   
as other Viking drivers) reads when the Windows program is started.           
                                                                              
The driver searches for a configuration file named VIKINGI.CFG or VIKINGIP.CFG
in both the current directory and the root directory of the currently selected
drive.  If Microsoft Windows has been installed for a landscape monitor then  
the driver looks for the file VIKINGI.CFG.  If a portrait monitor is used then
the file VIKINGIP.CFG is used.  If the driver does not find the configuration 
file in the current directory (e.g. C:\WINDOWS) then it will search the root  
directory (e.g. C:\) for the file.  If a configuration file is not found in   
either directory then the driver will use a default operating mode.           
                                                                              
The Viking configuration file is created by the user with any text editor     
that can create an ASCII only (no hidden codes) text file.  Special keywords/ 
keyletters are stored into the configuration file to select the various driver
options.  Only one keyword or keyletter may be stored on a line and it must   
stored at the beginning of a line.  The keywords/keyletters are listed and    
described below.                                                              
                                                                              
                 ** Viking Configuration File Commands **                     
                                                                              
Keyword                         Description                                   
-------  -------------------------------------------------------------------  
Pnnnn    Indicates to the software the base I/O address for the Viking board. 
         The default I/O address is 03E8 (hexidecimal).  The I/O address may  
         be redefined by storing a 'P' or 'p' followed by the hex I/O address.
         For example, P2E0 specifies the base I/O address as 02E0 hex.  Note, 
         this command is for the PC/AT Viking 2/91 board only and should not  
         be used with the Viking PS/2 Controller board.  Please contact       
         Moniterm Technical Support for changing the I/O address on the       
         Viking 2/91 PC/AT board.  When using a Viking configuration file with
         the PC/AT Viking Controller, the Pnnn command is mandatory even      
         though the base I/O address is not to be changed. The Pnnnn command  
         is used as a safeguard to reduce the possibility that a file is in-  
         correctly mistaken for a configuration file.                         
                                                                              
Dual     Indicates to the software that a standard display (e.g. EGA monitor) 
         will be used to display the DOS output and that the Viking frame     
         grabber should be disabled.  This command is valid for both the PC/AT
         and PS/2 Viking Controller boards.                                   
                                                                              
         Dual monitors are especially useful with Windows 3.x.  Under WIN 3.x,
         a DOS application may be run in a Window's window or in Full Display 
         mode (Alt Enter).  Normally, when a DOS application is run in Full   
         Display mode, all that is displayed is the DOS application and the   
         Windows output disappears.  When running dual monitors (e.g. a CGA   
         display and the Viking display), and Full Display mode is selected,  
         the output of the DOS application is displayed on the standard dis-  
         play while the Windows output remains on the Viking monitor.  With   
         this situation, the user is able to view the output of the Windows   
         applications while working with the DOS application on the standard  
         display.                                                             
                                                                              
RVideo   Indicates to the software that the DOS display (frame grabber) should
         be output in reverse video - white background with black characters  
         instead of black background with white characters.  This command is  
         only valid for the PS/2 Viking board.                                
                                                                              
Zoom     Indicates to the software that the DOS display (frame grabber) should
         be zoomed (expanded) to make use as much of the large display area as
         possible.  This command is only valid for the PS/2 Viking board.     
                                                                              
MS1      Used to specify a larger graphics cursor size in Windows.  The       
         graphics cursor may sometimes be difficult to locate or see.  With   
         this command all of the graphics cursors, the pointer, the hourglass,
         and so forth, are doubled in width and height (from 32x32 to 64x64). 
                                                                              
VB       Used to specify to the driver that the program VBIOS.EXE is install- 
         ed (VBIOSP.EXE for Viking Portrait).                                 
                                                                              
~        The tilde character, '~', indicates to the driver that the Viking    
         Controller board should only be accessed with 8-bit transfers even   
         though it may be plugged into a 16-bit slot.                         
                                                                              
Mn       This command is only recognized by the Viking Windows driver and is  
         used to specify a special display mode.  The default display mode of 
         the Viking Windows driver is 1280x960 for the landscape monitor and  
         960x1280 for the portrait monitor.  The Viking Windows driver is cap-
         able of making use of extra display memory on the Viking 1 controller
         board.  This extra memory may be used by the Windows user to display 
         a larger application window and/or display additional Windows appli- 
         cations.  The optional display modes based upon the Viking monitor   
         type is given below.                                                 
                                                                              
            Viking 2/91 (19") Landscape Monitor Display Modes:                
             0 - Standard Display mode - 1280 (H) by 960 (V) *                
             1 - Extended Display mode - 2048 (H) by 960 (V)                  
             7 - Portrait Display mode - 1024 (H) by 2012 (V)                 
                                                                              
            Viking 2400 (24") Landscape Monitor Display Modes:                
             2 - Standard Display mode - 1280 (H) by 960 (V) *                
             3 - Extended Display mode - 2048 (H) by 960 (V)                  
             8 - Portrait Display mode - 1024 (H) by 2012 (V)                 
                                                                              
            Viking Portrait (19") Monitor Display Modes:                      
             4 - Standard Display mode - 960 (H) by 1280 (V) *                
             5 - Extended Display mode - 960 (H) by 2044 (V)                  
             6 - Landscape Display mode - 2016 (H) by 1020 (V)                
                                                                              
            * Default display mode                                            
                                                                              
        To select an alternate display mode, the letter 'm' or 'M' followed by
        the appropriate display mode number (0-8) is stored into the Viking   
        configuration file.  For example, if the user has a Viking 2/19 19"   
        landscape monitor and the Extended Display Mode (2048x960) is desired 
        then 'M1' is stored into the Viking configuration file.               
                                                                              
        Also note that an alternate display mode be selected at run-time by   
        depressing the Scroll Lock key prior to starting Windows.  If Scroll  
        Lock is on prior to starting Windows then after the Window's Logo has 
        completed, a menu will be displayed whereby the user may select an    
        alternate display mode.  After doing so, the Viking Windows driver    
        will operate in the selected mode until Windows is exited.  The next  
        time Windows is run, the Viking Windows driver will operate in the    
        default display mode or the mode specified in the configuration file. 
                                                                              
The contents of an example PC/AT Viking configuration file is listed below    
(VIKINGI.CFG or VIKINGIP.CFG):                                                
                                                                              
P3E8    - Set base I/O address (default).                                     
Dual    - Disable Viking frame grabber output.                                
                                                                              
                                                                              
The contents of an example PS/2 Viking configuration file is listed below     
(VIKINGI.CFG or VIKINGIP.CFG):                                                
                                                                              
RVid    - Reverse video DOS display                                           
Zoom    - Expand DOS display on Viking monitor                                
                                                                              
                                                                              
NOTE FOR VIKING PS/2 USERS:                                                   
One of the very first things Windows 3.1 does is display the Windows 3.1 logo.
While the logo is being displayed the Viking PS/2 monitor shows nothing but   
a flashing horizontal line at the top of the screen.  This problem is caused  
by the Viking PS/2 board not knowing that the VGA is in graphics mode (to     
display the logo).  The program VKINIT.COM for landscape monitors and         
VKPINIT.COM for portrait monitors will correct this problem.  The VKINIT      
program need only be run one time using the syntax below:                     
                                                                              
C:\>VKINIT A                                                                  
                                                                              
or                                                                            
                                                                              
C:\>VKPINIT A                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
If there are a questions regarding the operation of the VKINIT/VKPINIT        
program replace the 'A' in the above example with a '?' and help information  
will be displayed.                                                            
                                                                              
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