                  INITIALIZATION (SYSTEM AND DISK)

These DOS commands must be used before you can really do much with your
computer. You use these once, and then (hopefully) never fool with them 
again. Files that should be created while setting up the system are also
reviewed.

   DOS COMMAND    WHAT IT DOES

    PREP          this is not usually a DOS command, but a program 
                  that comes with your computer.  It does a low-level
                  format of a hard disk. See the NEW_TERMS FORMAT topic.
    PART          Either PART or FDISK (whichever your DOS has) will
    FDISK         partition the hard disk so that DOS can be booted
                  from it.
    FORMAT        writes some fixed format data in a partition or 
                  on a diskette so that DOS can set up directories
                  and have files on the disk.
    SYS           writes two hidden files (you can't see them) on 
                  a disk so that DOS can be booted from the disk.
    SELECT        adds information to a disk going to a country
                  outside the USA.

Files you need to put on your hard disk as part of getting started include:

   FILE NAME      WHY YOU NEED IT

    AUTOEXEC.BAT  tells DOS all the commands you want executed every time you
                  turn the computer on.
    CONFIG.SYS    tells DOS about the devices you have added to your computer
		  and configuration options you have selected to tailor system
		  operation to your preferences.

See the NEW_TERMS BOOT topic for a discussion of how these files are used
during a boot. See the NEW_TERMS CODE_PAGE topic for a discussion of what
these files need to contain to install or change country codes and code 
pages.
