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BREAK=<ON or OFF>
Default: OFF
Purpose: Used to estaoblish MS-DOS's response to the Ctrl
Break key combination. If OFF MS-DOS responds to
Ctrl-Break only during screen, keyboard, serial
port, or printer I/O operations. If ON MS-DOS
responds to Ctrl-Break for all operations.
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BUFFERS=<size>
Default: 2 on PC's or 3 on AT's
Purpose: Used to determine number of disk buffers that are
reserved for use by MS-DOS. Generally, setting the
buffers value to 16 is adequate, although some
applications require as much as 64. Setting this
value too high (20+) or too low can slow your
system down. You need to experiment to determine
the best setting for your machine and application
setup.
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FILES=<size>
Default: 8
Purpose: Used to adjust the total number of files that can
be open at one time. Note for each additional file
specified, 48 to 58 bytes of additional RAM is
used. Setting of 20 to 25 is adequate under most
conditions. 50 or more is adequate for Windows
and up to 100 if using Windows on a Network. Also
note some users noted fewer Application errors in
Windows when FILES=size was increased.
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DEVICE=<Drive:\Path\Filename parameterlist>
Default: none
Purpose: Crucial to configuring your system for different
types of hardware. This is how special files called
Device Drivers (files which normally have the
extension .SYS) are loaded into memory.
Drive = Drive file is on, Path = the directory this
file resides in, Filename = the name of the file,
and parameterlist = any parameters for Filename
Device Driver.
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SHELL=<Drive:\Path\Filename parameterlist>
Default: COMMAND.COM
Purpose: Used to determine which Command Processor or Shell
to loaded at Boot.Drive = Drive file is on, Path =
the directory this file resides in, Filename = the
name of the file, and parameterlist = any parameters
for Filename command processor.
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LASTDRIVE=<Drive:>
Default: E:
Purpose: Used to determine the number of drives on the
system to be recognized by MS-DOS. MS-DOS is able
to recognize 26 drives starting at A: and ending
with Z: Note that each drive added requires an
additional 81 bytes of memory for DOS versions
less than 4.0 and 88 bytes for versions 4.0 and
higher.
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LASTDRIVE=<Drive:>
Default: E:
Purpose: Used to determine the number of drives on the
system to be recognized by MS-DOS. MS-DOS is able
to recognize 26 drives starting at A: and ending
with Z: Note that each drive added requires an
additional 81 bytes or memory for DOS versions
less than 4.0 and 88 bytes for versions 4.0 and
higher.
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