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You asked for it, you got it! Many of the 1.5 million "DOS For Dummies" readers have written to us asking for even more DOS tips and information, more advanced DOS techniques, and more of Dan Gookin’s humor! So IDG Books Worldwide and Dan Gookin bring you "MORE DOS For Dummies", a book that ambushes and wrestles DOS to the ground. If you’ve read "DOS For Dummies", you’ll love this new book! Packed with more topics that you asked for, this handy reference shows you how to handle new and more advanced DOS tasks--all in the famous light-hearted "...For Dummies" style!
Inside, find more friendly advice on how to:
• Manage memory, create and use macros, deal with viruses, and more!
• Organize your hard drive, files, and subdirectories;
• Discover Dan’s 10011 DOS tips and dirty tricks you can play on your friends;
• Uncover everything you ever wanted to know (almost) about batch files but were afraid to ask;
• Tweak DOS for your needs, including how to modify CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT;
• Discover the latest version of DOS--covers Version 6.2;
• Find out all about that ASCII thing;
• Plus, more hilarious Rich Tennant cartoons.
Author(s): GOOKIN, Dan
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
Year: 1994
Language: English
City: Foster City, CA
Tags: ANSI, batch, bootloader, CP/M, cpu, disk-drive, DOS, DOSKEY, environment, error messages, filters, hardware, keyboard, modem, mouse, operating system, printer, RAM, redirection, setup, shell, software, TSR, variable, vdu, virus
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Title Page
Printer's Imprint
About the Author
About IDG Books Worldwide
Acknowledgments
Publisher's Acknowledgments
Contents at a Glance
Cartoons at a Glance
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: The Eternal Game of DOS Futzing
Chapter 1: The Big Picture
Chapter 2: Messing with the DOS Prompt
Chapter 3: Changing the Dreary Prompt
Chapter 4: Command Line Headaches? Take a DOSKey (and Call Me in the Morning)
Chapter 5: Another DOSKey Trick (But One Few Bother With)
Chapter 6: General Futzing Part I: CONFIG.SYS
Chapter 7: The Wacky World of Configuration Commands
Chapter 8: The Dry and Boring Configuration Command Summary
Chapter 9: General Futzing Part II: AUTOEXEC.BAT
Chapter 10: Making AUTOEXEC.BAT Work
PART II: More Stuff
Chapter 11: More on Files
Chapter 12: More on... the DIR Command
Chapter 13: More on... Copying and Moving Files
Chapter 14: More on... Deleting and Undeleting Files
Chapter 15: More on... Disks and Drives
Chapter 16: More on... Subdirectories
PART III: Batch Files ‘n’ Stuff
Chapter 17: Batch File Basics
Chapter 18: Batch File Command Round Up (or “Yikes! Where Did I See That Before?”)
Chapter 19: Respecting the Environment
Chapter 20: Being Clever with I/O Redirection and Filters
Chapter 21: The Colorful and Lively World of ANSI
PART IV: Keeping Your Stuff Organized
Chapter 22: Taming the Wild Hard DiskTerritory
Chapter 23: Keeping House (or Playing House, Depending on Your Mood)
Chapter 24: Worrying about Disks, RAM Drives, and All That
Chapter 25: Messing with Memory Management
PART V: Shortcuts and Tips Galore
Chapter 26: 1100101 DOS Tips
Chapter 27: Dirty Tricks (to Play on Your Friends)
Chapter 28: The Last Chapter
Index
Notes (blank pages)
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