Staying with DOS: How to Get the Most from Your Computer Without Changing Your Operating System

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Ventana Press, 1990 - Computers - 293 pages
Written for the PC user who needs to get more performance from DOS, yet may not want to invest the time and expense of buying a new operating system such as OS/2 and UNIX.

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Contents

Questions and Answers
11
Looking Ahead
19
DOS OS2 and Unix
38
Copyright

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386 computer backup Bank basic chapter chip color COMMAND.COM commands computer's CONFIG.SYS desktop publishing DESQview device drivers disk cache diskettes DOS's DRAWBACKS EISA EMS memory expansion cards expansion slots extended DOS environment extended memory faster files floppy graphics adapter graphics applications hard drive hard-disk hardware high DOS memory install interface load Lotus math co-processor megabytes megabytes of RAM memory management menu microprocessor Microsoft monitor monochrome motherboard mouse move multi-tasking Norton offers operating system options package PC Tools PC's PC/XT plug print spooler printer problems processor program switcher protected mode puter QEMM QRAM RAM disk real mode screen shell solution specific speed spreadsheet standard storage subdirectory swap switch there's things tion TSR managers Unix upgrade users utilities V86 mode VCPI Windows

Bibliographic information

TitleStaying with DOS: How to Get the Most from Your Computer Without Changing Your Operating System
AuthorDan Gookin
Editionillustrated
PublisherVentana Press, 1990
ISBN0940087480, 9780940087484
Length293 pages
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Computers / Operating Systems / General
Computers / Operating Systems / Windows Desktop
  
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