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100 1 _aSimpson, Alan
245 1 4 _aThe best book of MS-DOS 5 /
_cAlan Simpson.
260 _aIndiana, USA :
_bSams,
_cc1991.
300 _axxxv, 886 p. :
_bill. (some col.) ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aContents PART ONE 1. Your computer and DOS Computer hardware Computer software Computer capacities 2. Starting your computer and DOS Installing DOS Hands-on: starting DOS with a hard disk Hands-on: starting DOS without a hard disk Entering the date and time etc. 3. Exploring the shell and command prompt About the DOS shell About mice About the keyboard Navigating the DOS shell etc. 4. Exploring your computer Disk files Disk directories The directory tree Using the DOS 5 file list etc. 5. Running programs DOS programs Application programs Running programs from files list etc. PART TWO 6. Managing your diskettes What you need to work through this chapter Formatting diskettes Format versus quick format etc. 7. Managing your hard disk Naming directories Simplifying the terminology Creating a directory Creating a practice directory at the command etc. 8. Managing files Rules for naming files Hands-on: creating some sample files Selecting files for operation in DOS 5 Viewing the contents of a file etc. 9. Power tips for everyone Power tips for the DOS 5 shell Power tips for command prompt users Troubleshooting PART THREE 10. Creating and editing files Using a word processor to edit DOS text files Using EDIT to edit DOS text files Using EDIT's help screens etc. 11. Simplifying working with your hard disk A sample directory tree Setting up a search path A note on DOS external commands etc. 12. Managing the standard devices Directing actions to devices Managing the screen Using ANSI codes to control the screen etc. PART FOUR 13. Creating and using batch files Creating and storing batch files Creating your own batch files A simple practice batch file etc. 14. Extending the power of your batch files Decision making in batch files Skipping a group of commands in a batch file Pausing for a keystroke etc. 15. The power of DOSKEY Activating DOSKEY Reusing recorded commands Editing recorded commands Entering several commands on one etc. PART FIVE 16. What makes it tick? How computers store information Hexadecimal numbering system How memory is organized How DOS and programs use RAM etc. 17. Getting the most from your computer Activating extended memory Activating expanded memory Emulating expanded memory on 80386/80486 Conserving conventional memory etc. 18. |Solutions to common problems Solving disk format incompatibility problems Solving data incompatibility problems Using older programs with newer computers Running older programs with DOS 5 etc.
504 _aIncludes index : p. 841-886
630 0 0 _aMS-DOS (Computer file)
650 0 _aOperating systems (Computers)
650 0 _aComputing
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