@ ripsaw8080, You are correct, dBase is showing all 43 lines of text, just very compressed. Text Mode 0x56 looks interesting. If dBase is happy with it, I'll cheerfully accept a few blank lines at the bottom of the screen. But now for the difficult bit - how do I invoke/engage Text Mode 0x56? Is it …

I realise that DOSbox targets gaming software and that the answer to the following enquiry may well be "can't do that, won't do that" but I ask in hope. Even a confirmation that "it can't be done" will save me wasting any more time looking for a solution. I'm looking for a mechanism by which I can …