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9780789720405

Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789720405

  • ISBN10:

    078972040X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Pearson P T R

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Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Second Edition is a revision of a perennial best-seller. Even after six years, the original edition is still a popular seller. In addition to the excellent coverage that has made the current edition such a popular book, the new edition will add coverage in the following areas:
-- Using DOS commands in a Windows 95/98 environment: There are many tasks that can be done faster and better in DOS than Windows is the user knows how
-- Using popular new peripherals, especially removable storage devices such as Zip and Jaz drives, from DOS
-- Bonus coverage of popular non-Microsoft versions of DOS including Caldera's DR-DOS
-- Coverage of essential 3rd party DOS utilities and add-ons
-- Exclusive Y2K coverage: If you are still running DOS, chances are the hardware you run it on is older and not Y2K compliant. See what hardware and software solutions exist to prevent Y2K DOS headaches
-- DOS is still important for many popular games. See how to best configure a Windows 95 or Windows 98 machine to dual boot to DOS for

Table of Contents

I DOS Fundamentals 11(86)
1 DOS and the Personal Computer
11(12)
2 Starting DOS
23(16)
3 Using DOS Commands
39(16)
4 Using the DOS Shell
55(42)
II Files and Directories 97(162)
5 Understanding Files and Directories
97(28)
6 Understanding Disks and Disks Drives
125(14)
7 Preparing and Maintaining Disks
139(26)
8 Working With Files
165(20)
9 Managing Your Files
185(24)
10 Protecting Your Data
209(32)
11 Emergency Procedures
241(18)
III Controlling DOS 259(84)
12 Working with System Information
259(18)
13 Controlling Your Environment
277(14)
14 Using Peripherals
291(12)
15 Controlling Devices
303(22)
16 Understanding the International Features of DOS
325(18)
IV Maximizing DOS 343(184)
17 Using the DOS Editor
343(30)
18 Understanding Batch Files
373(26)
19 Understanding ANSI.SYS
399(12)
20 Mastering Doskey and Macros
411(10)
21 Configuring Your Computer
421(30)
22 Getting the Most from Your Hard Drive
451(26)
23 Networking DOS
477(12)
24 Connecting to the Internet
489(10)
25 Third-Party Utilities
499(20)
26 DOS and the Year 2000
519(8)
V Appendixes 527(120)
A Files Supplied with MS-DOS 6
527(16)
B DOS Environment Variables
543(10)
C DOS Messages
553(34)
D DOS and DOS Utility Programs' Keyboard Commands
587(8)
E ASCII and Extended ASCII Codes
595(10)
F ANSI Control Codes
605(6)
G International Country Codes
611(6)
H PC-DOS
617(10)
I Caldera DR DOS
627(20)
Command Reference 647(376)
Glossary 1023(6)
Index 1029
FOREWORD In Memoriam 15(4)
JOHN MALLORY
PROLOGUE Looking for Mallory 19(8)
AUDREY SALKELD
CHAPTER ONE The Spotless Pinnacle
27(26)
CHAPTER TWO Walking Off the Map
53(28)
CHAPTER THREE The Knees of the Gods
81(36)
CHAPTER FOUR Round One
117(28)
CHAPTER FIVE The Lama's Blessing
145(24)
CHAPTER SIX Into the Mists
169(24)
CHAPTER SEVEN Into Legend
193(20)
CHAPTER EIGHT Reading the Clues
213(25)
INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 238

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