DOS 3.2: You can use DOS 3.2 applications on your Apple IIGS, but you have to load the START13 program from the DOS 3.3 System Master disk.
The Apple IIGS supports six different video display modes. The mode used depends on the software, although you can alternate between 40 and 80 columns by using the Control Panel Program. The six display modes are:
40-column text mode40 columns by 24 rows
80-column text mode80 columns by 2 rows.
Low-resolution graphics mode16 colors, 40 horizontal by 48 vertical blocks.