DOS Structure Description and functions of individual components of the Disk
Operating System: Bios, Kernel, and Command interpreter.
Intro to PCs and DOS An overview of DOS-based personal computers. Topics include:
hardware components, operating systems, application software,
user interface, booting, filing system, internal and external
DOS commands, and how DOS finds commands.
The DOS Command Line This article describes the essential characteristics of the DOS command-line
user interface and contrasts it with a graphical user interface, including
video modes.
DOS Internal Commands The syntax and usage of selected DOS internal commands, including: TIME,
DATE, CLS, DIR, COPY, TYPE, DEL, REN, RD, MD, CD, PATH, and SET PROMPT.
DOS External Commands Description and usage of the FORMAT, CHKDSK, and DISKCOPY DOS external
commands.
The DOS Environment How to create, display, and use DOS environmental variables from batch
files and the command line. Includes PATH, PROMPT, and PROMPT meta-strings
as well as a technique to expand the DOS environment using SHELL.
MS-DOS Batch Files
DOS Batch Files An introduction to writing and using DOS batch files which includes
more advanced techniques such as redirection, replaceable parameters,
branching logic (IF, GOTO), LOOPing, and concatenation.
DOSCOLOR.BAT A batch file which will set the background and foreground
colors in a DOS Session (or DOS Mode) to one of several pre-determined
color schemes. Demonstrates several batch features, including IF and GOTO,
PROMPT, and ECHO.
MS-DOS Memory Management
Types of Primary Memory under DOS Explanation of conventional, upper, and high memory and memory management
software under DOS. Includes descriptions of HMA, extended memory (XMS),
and expanded memory (EMS 3.2, EEMS, EMS 4.0).
Using HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE Using HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE DOS memory management software to
conserve conventional memory by loading COMMAND.COM and device
drivers into extended memory.
MS-DOS in Windows
MS-DOS Mode in Win98-WinXP Starting and customizing the MS-DOS Mode in MS-Windows 98 through MS-Windows XP.
MS-DOS Sessions in Windows Description and characteristics of DOS Sessions in MS-Windows 95, 98, and XP.
How to start and customize the DOS Session.
Opening a DOS session from Windows Explorer How to create a new action for the Windows Explorer context sensitive
menu which will open a DOS session in the folder of your choice in MS-Windows
versions prior to Win-7.