text-based

jargon Working under a non-window-based operating system

(e.g. MS-DOS) as opposed to a graphical user interface

(e.g. Microsoft Windows).

An MS-DOS text-based program uses a screen with a fixed array

of 80x25 or 80x40 characters. Examples are WordPerfect

before version 5.1 and Microsoft Word.

(1995-03-16)