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| Computer Knowledge |
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| Presents |
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| DOS Summary |
| Ver 1.0 |
+============================================================+
Copyright 1990, Computer Knowledge, All Rights Reserved
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| DOS Summary presents summary screens on MS/PC-DOS commands through ver 4.|
| Access from the command line, alphabetical menus, or menus grouped by |
| major function. Release date: Feb 1991. If over a year old please send |
| SASE for update information or to see if new software is available. |
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Shareware: Please pay if you learned something. Press F1 for details & help.
Anyone selling disks with this program on them MUST have permission from
Computer Knowledge. Free copying is allowed for evaluation purposes.
Computer Knowledge, PO Box 91176, Los Angeles, CA 90009
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| Starting DOS Summary |
| |
| From the DOS prompt you can start DOS Summary one of two ways: |
| |
| d> DOSSUM or d> DOSSUM command |
| |
| If you start without a command you will be presented with a menu from |
| which you can choose to find a command alphabetically or grouped by |
| function. From the menu you pick the command you wish to see summarized; |
| from that command you can alphabetically sequence through all DOS |
| commands or by pressing "M" return to the menu you last left. Pressing |
| ESCape at any screen exits the program. |
| |
| If you start with a DOS command as a parameter DOS Summary will start |
| and show you that command summary. You may then exit, move through |
| screens, or go to a menu. DOS Summary will show you the command closest |
| to the one you typed in based on the first unique sequence of characters |
| in the command (e.g. JOIN would be recognized by the "J" alone). The |
| alphabetical menu will be displayed if the command cannot be parsed. |
| |
| For instructions at each screen see the bottom line of the border |
| |
| A Feb 1991 version added a black and white startup option. To cause all |
| screens to appear as intense white on black use a /BW parameter as the |
| FIRST parameter after the filename. E.G. |
| C> DOSSUM /BW |
| |
| You may follow the /BW with a space and then an optional command name if |
| you wish but the /BW must be the first parameter in order for the black |
| and white option to be accessed. NOTE: Since the original images are |
| stored with color attributes the black and white switch causes the color |
| attributes to be changed after the screen is displayed. Depending on the |
| speed of your system you may notice what appears to be flicker as each |
| screen appears and then changes color to black and white. This is normal.|
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Notation
+============================================================================+
| Command syntax will appear in this box. Syntax conventions resident |
| are: transient |
| COMMAND [ <parameter> | <pathname or filename> ] ... (DOS 3.0) |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
| Command | | | Name that | | Can repeat last | Resident is |
| to issue. | | describes | | parameter. in memory. |
| Indicates an -+ | parameter.| + Indicates path and/or file Transient is |
| optional | | name. disk file. |
| parameter. | + Divides alternatives. Only one DOS version |
| Surround parameter name. alternative is allowed. is 1st intro.|
+============================================================================+
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Screens will generally be divided into two sections, the top being a brief
command syntax, the bottom being a description of what the command does and
why you might want to use it. Some cautions will also be noted in the lower
screen. Some screens may be continued and this will be indicated by a < or >
in the border between boxes. As of DOS 3.0 you may specify a pathname before
a transient command to tell DOS where to find the command. To simplify the
display this has been dropped from the syntax statements. Note: Since DOS
is distributed by computer manufacturers, not all commands may be available
in all DOS releases, even releases with the same version number.
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| compensate the people who run the distribution channel; they do NOT |
| go to the author of the Shareware program you evaluate. |
| |
| The Shareware marketing technique allows you to evaluate many different |
| programs in order to find one that fits your needs. The search costs |
| very little and when you find the program that solves your problem you |
| send a license fee to the author to register it. This registration |
| may give you added benefit (new disk, printed manual, support); you |
| find these details in the documentation files on the program disk. |
| |
| This "try before buy" approach gives you the ability to find a program |
| that exactly fits your needs before you pay for it, unlike conventional |
| "buy before try" approaches used by commercial software authors. |
| |
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| DOS Summary, Ver 1.0 License and Pricing |
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| DOS Summary, Ver 1.0 is a "free" Shareware program. It is provided as a |
| convenience to computer users to try to help them make productive use |
| of their computer. While there is no fee for use of the program we do |
| need to hear from you. Please send: |
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| Your name and mailing address |
| The program name: "DOS Summary, Ver 1.0" |
| plus |
| Comments about the program To: Computer Knowledge |
| Where you got the program PO Box 91176 |
| Suggested enhancements Los Angeles, CA 90009 |
| |
| Your Shareware evaluation license is limited to 30 days from your first |
| use of the program. If you learned something and/or continue to use the |
| program after that time registration is required. After we hear from you |
| your license to use DOS Summary, Ver 1.0 continues indefinitely. You |
| may give copies to others for evaluation, but may not charge without |
| permission from Computer Knowledge. Registered users will receive notice |
| of future products. |
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