At work, we have a really ancient LotusWorks database. It appears as white
writing on black like MS DOS, it isn't in a Window and doesn't recognise the
mouse. Amazingly, it works fine with Windows XP!

Recently, it 'shrunk' so that when it is open, half the screen is now black
and the database (much smaller in appearance) appears in the top half. I've
trawled through the Help but can't find anything that will help me expand it
again.

When the computer returns to Windows, everything is in order and other
programs are fine.

No-one knows how to do anything on it other than use it with its current
setup and if it came with any manuals, they are long gone.

Is anyone old enough to remember this dinosaur?

Evi

"Evi" <evwool (AT) TakeThisOutntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

I'm old enough but I never had anything to do with LotusWorks. Until you
find someone who did, maybe going into the Windows Utility Manager (Windows
logo key + U) and starting Magnifier will help you to get along.

Roy

"Evi" <evwool (AT) TakeThisOutntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

I'm old enough but I never had anything to do with LotusWorks. Until you
find someone who did, maybe going into the Windows Utility Manager (Windows
logo key + U) and starting Magnifier will help you to get along.

Roy

"Evi" <evwool (AT) TakeThisOutntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

I'm old enough but I never had anything to do with LotusWorks. Until you
find someone who did, maybe going into the Windows Utility Manager (Windows
logo key + U) and starting Magnifier will help you to get along.

Roy

"Roy Hann" <specially (AT) processed (DOT) almost.meat> wrote

Thanks Roy, I'll give it a try although I suspect that I'm seeing a Dos
Screen since it won't recognise the mouse while it is running and it fills
the whole screen unless I press the Windows key (which shrinks it to the
toolbar) or unless I close it so I'm not hoping much.

Evi

"Roy Hann" <specially (AT) processed (DOT) almost.meat> wrote

Thanks Roy, I'll give it a try although I suspect that I'm seeing a Dos
Screen since it won't recognise the mouse while it is running and it fills
the whole screen unless I press the Windows key (which shrinks it to the
toolbar) or unless I close it so I'm not hoping much.

Evi

"Roy Hann" <specially (AT) processed (DOT) almost.meat> wrote

Thanks Roy, I'll give it a try although I suspect that I'm seeing a Dos
Screen since it won't recognise the mouse while it is running and it fills
the whole screen unless I press the Windows key (which shrinks it to the
toolbar) or unless I close it so I'm not hoping much.

Evi

OK, I've received the solution now from Dennis at
http://www.geocities.com/politalk/lotus/index.html
He referred me to this article on the MSKB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272447/en-us
Full-Screen MS-DOS-Based Program Only Visible on Top Half of Screen
which (just for the record) states that, having pressed Alt + Enter to
display the program in a Window, you have to lower the height value for the
for both your Screen Buffer Size and Window Size from 50 to 25.
Evi

"Evi" <evwool (AT) TakeThisOutntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

OK, I've received the solution now from Dennis at
http://www.geocities.com/politalk/lotus/index.html
He referred me to this article on the MSKB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272447/en-us
Full-Screen MS-DOS-Based Program Only Visible on Top Half of Screen
which (just for the record) states that, having pressed Alt + Enter to
display the program in a Window, you have to lower the height value for the
for both your Screen Buffer Size and Window Size from 50 to 25.
Evi

"Evi" <evwool (AT) TakeThisOutntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

OK, I've received the solution now from Dennis at
http://www.geocities.com/politalk/lotus/index.html
He referred me to this article on the MSKB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272447/en-us
Full-Screen MS-DOS-Based Program Only Visible on Top Half of Screen
which (just for the record) states that, having pressed Alt + Enter to
display the program in a Window, you have to lower the height value for the
for both your Screen Buffer Size and Window Size from 50 to 25.
Evi

"Evi" <evwool (AT) TakeThisOutntlworld (DOT) com> wrote