Essential PC-DOSThis authoritative work presents the practical concepts of the IBM-PC disk operating system, along with detailed information on using, moving and safeguarding the files. It begins with a description of the components of the IBM-PC, the operating system, talking to PC-DOS, files and file names. Part II explains various PC-DOS commands--starting, using and moving files, safeguarding files, advanced commands, printer and screen controls, and using the hard disk. Part III deals with the application program EDLIN provided with PC-DOS, as well as PC-DOS batch files and how to use them to tune your system to your own specifications. The appendixes provide a brief history of microcomputing, and cover computer languages and numbers, output and communications devices such as Cathode Ray Tube, television screen and the printer, and MS-DOS equivalents. ISBN 0-89588-176-4 (pbk.): $15.95. |
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... Cookbook Let's see how tree - structure works in a concrete case . In the course of this chapter , we will prepare you to become one of the world's great chefs through proper organization . After completing this chapter , you should ...
... Cookbook Let's see how tree - structure works in a concrete case . In the course of this chapter , we will prepare you to become one of the world's great chefs through proper organization . After completing this chapter , you should ...
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... Cookbook , let's build COOKBOOK.BAT . The biggest problem we have is that we cannot remember what files we have created , so we need a batch file to help us . Initially COOKBOOK.BAT contains only the command : DIR % 1 so if we enter ...
... Cookbook , let's build COOKBOOK.BAT . The biggest problem we have is that we cannot remember what files we have created , so we need a batch file to help us . Initially COOKBOOK.BAT contains only the command : DIR % 1 so if we enter ...
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... COOKBOOK . For example , we could specify : COOKBOOK SOUP NUTS CANDY END We can have our batch file check not only for the existence of each file , but also for the end of the parameter string . : START ECHO OFF ECHO COOKBOOK is now ...
... COOKBOOK . For example , we could specify : COOKBOOK SOUP NUTS CANDY END We can have our batch file check not only for the existence of each file , but also for the end of the parameter string . : START ECHO OFF ECHO COOKBOOK is now ...
Contents
PARTI How to Talk to PCDOS | 1 |
THE FIVE COMPONENTS OF YOUR IBMPC | 9 |
THE OPERATING SYSTEM | 21 |
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APPLE II backslash BACKUP bad sectors batch file binary bytes Chapter CHDIR CHKDSK command allows command-insert DOS disk COMMAND.COM CONFIG.SYS contain COOKBOOK COPY command CP/M created Ctrl-Break Ctrl-Z current directory current drive current line d:filename data files deleted Description in main device device drivers directory name DISKCOMP DISKCOPY diskette display ECHO EDLIN end-of-file enter example execute Exercise FDISK file name filename format functions GOTO hard disk illustr insert keyboard line number Lines command main text mand memory MKDIR MS-DOS equivalent need to re-insert omitted operating system option parity bit PART2 partition path name PC-DOS commands PC-DOS version POULTRY press Return print queue prior versions re-insert DOS disk redirect REN a BK1 RENAME Resident command-no need RESTORE Rodnay Zaks root directory screen sectors per track serial standard input standard output string subcommand subdirectory Transient command-insert tree-structure VERIFY volume label Wild cards