- Paperback: 1152 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill,U.S.; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Mar 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0078819040
- ISBN-13: 978-0078819049
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,886,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This reference text presents information every DOS user, from beginners to advanced, should need to work effectively with DOS. The book contains 46 chapters, each consisting of a beginner's section, hands-on examples, advanced concepts, a summary and key terms. The author also provides a complete command reference, organized by alphabetical order. Readers should find all the answers to their DOS questions in this book. The book features illustrations, notes, warnings and exercises designed to make learning DOS as simple as possible. The book is composed of 46 chapters, a command reference and several appendices. The opening chapters introduce readers to DOS fundamentals, directories, printing, and batch files. The author describes the AUTOEXEC.BAT, BACKUP and RESTORE, CONFIG.SYS, CHKDSK and other essential commands, as well as macros, in the following chapters. The next chapters focus on maximizing the computer system with DOS. The last chapters discuss advanced techniques such as using the DOS shell and disk partitioning. Appendices cover ASCII and extended ASCII character sets, DOS shell menu maps, installation and error messages.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Though DOS seems to be next on the endangered species list, Kris Jamsa breaths new life into this sometimes cryptic OS. Unfortunately, this edition only covers versions through DOS 6.0. The definitions and examples are thoroughly explained in plain english. The Command Reference chapter really breaks down the sometimes arcane syntax that you would find in the MS users manuals into easily understandable examples. This is a MUST HAVE reference for anyone who has the urge to jump into the realm of the Command Line.
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Excellent Command Line Reference
4 May 1998
Though DOS seems to be next on the endangered species list, Kris Jamsa breaths new life into this sometimes cryptic OS. Unfortunately, this edition only covers versions through DOS 6.0. The definitions and examples are thoroughly explained in plain english. The Command Reference chapter really breaks down the sometimes arcane syntax that you would find in the MS users manuals into easily understandable examples. This is a MUST HAVE reference for anyone who has the urge to jump into the realm of the Command Line.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
It's Old but It Still Works
26 Feb 2001
If you are running Dos on your computer this is a great book to get started with. I would recommend this book if you were only running Dos. If you are using Windows as an operating system, this book will help you understand Dos better, but I would not recommend buying it. The reason being is that there are alot of commands that you can not use in this book under MS-DOS, which is what Windows is running over. Kris Jamsa does a great job of explaining all the commands that a beginner would have no touble understanding. I'm a beginner myself. I have a great understanding of Dos now that I didn't before I read this book. This book would be a great learning tool for a person running Windows on their computer, but I would recommend buying a book more related to MS-DOS for your studies.
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