Dvorak's inside track to DOS and PC performance / John C. Dvorak and Nick Anis

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, California : Osborne McGraw-Hill, c1992Description: xxv, 879 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 78817595
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.76.O63 .D86 1992
Contents:
Part 1 Introduction to DOS: introduction and history; PCs for beginners; DOS fundamentals; installing and upgrading to DOS 5; command reference; DOS SHELL - a step-by-step guide. Part 2 Advanced DOS techniques: reading your hard disk; CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; piping,filters and power tools; batch files; EDLIN; EDIT; Debug; QBI - QuickBASIC Interpreter. Part 3 Third part memory managers and utilities, enhancements and alternatives to DOS: data recovery; file management; memory management; DOS 5's command line editing, macros and aliases; networking under DOS 5.
Summary: Examines the way in which changes in DOS 5 will affect the way in which people work and the kind of software they will work with. Topics covered include how to take advantage of extended memory, choosing DOS software, the way in which DOS 5 differs from earlier versions, and networking.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 Introduction to DOS: introduction and history; PCs for beginners; DOS fundamentals; installing and upgrading to DOS 5; command reference; DOS SHELL - a step-by-step guide. Part 2 Advanced DOS techniques: reading your hard disk; CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; piping,filters and power tools; batch files; EDLIN; EDIT; Debug; QBI - QuickBASIC Interpreter. Part 3 Third part memory managers and utilities, enhancements and alternatives to DOS: data recovery; file management; memory management; DOS 5's command line editing, macros and aliases; networking under DOS 5.

Examines the way in which changes in DOS 5 will affect the way in which people work and the kind of software they will work with. Topics covered include how to take advantage of extended memory, choosing DOS software, the way in which DOS 5 differs from earlier versions, and networking.

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