diff --git a/src/misc/programs.cpp b/src/misc/programs.cpp
index 9e7df118a..8baf760fc 100644
--- a/src/misc/programs.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/programs.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int Program::WriteOut_NoParsing(const char * format, bool dbcs) {
 	uint16_t size = (uint16_t)strlen(format);
 	char const* buf = format;
 	char last2 = 0, last3 = 0;
-	int lastcol = 0, COLS=IS_PC98_ARCH?80:real_readw(BIOSMEM_SEG,BIOSMEM_NB_COLS);
+	int lastcol = 0;
 	uint8_t page=outcon?real_readb(BIOSMEM_SEG,BIOSMEM_CURRENT_PAGE):0;
 	bool lead=false;
 	dos.internal_output=true;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ int Program::WriteOut_NoParsing(const char * format, bool dbcs) {
 		if (buf[i] == 0xA) {
 			if (last_written_character != 0xD) {out = 0xD;DOS_WriteFile(STDOUT,&out,&s);}
 			if (outcon) rcount++;
-		} else if (outcon && lead && CURSOR_POS_COL(page)==COLS-1 && !(TTF_using()
+		} else if (outcon && lead && CURSOR_POS_COL(page)==ncols-1 && !(TTF_using()
 #if defined(USE_TTF)
             && autoboxdraw
 #endif
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int Program::WriteOut_NoParsing(const char * format, bool dbcs) {
 			out = 0xD;DOS_WriteFile(STDOUT,&out,&s);
 			out = 0xA;DOS_WriteFile(STDOUT,&out,&s);
 			rcount++;
-		} else if (outcon && !CURSOR_POS_COL(page) && lastcol == COLS-1)
+		} else if (outcon && !CURSOR_POS_COL(page) && lastcol == ncols-1)
 			rcount++;
 		lastcol=CURSOR_POS_COL(page);
 		last3=last2;last2=last_written_character;