DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5 by Chet Langin Langin Software 532 W. 3rd St. Centralia, IL 62801 CIS: 73770,615 _______ ____|__ | (tm) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER <<< Page 2 >>> DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5 Copyright (c), 1991 by Chet Langin, all rights reserved MS-DOS is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. Users of "DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5" must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5" is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of it. <<< Page 3 >>> Table of Contents Welcome 4 What is DosEA? 4 Who is DosEA for? 5 What is DosEA 5? 6 Installation 6 Tutorial 7 Appendix A -- A list of files 8 Appendix B -- Troubleshooting 8 <<< Page 4 >>> *************** ** Welcome ** *************** Welcome to "DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5." ********************** ** What is DosEA? ** ********************** The series name, "DosEA," is a play on words which means a dossier on DOS. But, what is it? Specifically, DosEA is a series of hypertext programs which explain DOS. The series, so far, consists of . . . DosEA 1 -- For Absolute Beginners DosEA 2 -- What is DOS? DosEA 3 -- 10 Easy Commands DosEA 4 -- Find That Command! DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5 More programs are under development. A key element in the presentation of the DosEA series is hypertext. Once you get the idea behind hypertext, you can read and comprehend material extremely fast. Hypertext lets you select just what you want to read. If you understand what you are reading, just keep at it. Otherwise, the hypertext leads you immediately to further explanations. Understanding hypertext is so crucial to the DosEA series, that the first program, "For Absolute Beginners," is all about how to use hypertext. Even though the DosEA series is about DOS, the first program isn't about DOS, at all. Rather, it's about using hypertext. The second program in the series, "What is DOS?", then uses hypertext to introduce DOS. This and the succeeding programs in the series also use hypertext to explain further details about DOS. <<< Page 5 >>> ************************* ** Who is DosEA for? ** ************************* DosEA is for people who want an easy way to learn about DOS. It is for people who need to use personal computers, but do not have the time to get a degree in Computer Science. This includes . . . > Business people who need to get business done. > Employees who need to get work done. > Students wanting to get ahead fast. > Home computer users trying to get up to speed. > User groups helping new members. Experienced computer users may find this program helpful in another way. When you are asked those endless streams of questions about . . . "how does this . . . " . . . or . . . "why is it that . . ." . . . just pass along this program. The recipient will be grateful and you will save yourself a lot of explanations. <<< Page 6 >>> ************************ ** What is DosEA 5? ** ************************ "DosEA 5 -- All About MS-DOS 5" is a hypertext explanation of the additions, deletions, and changes in MS-DOS 5. It makes feature-by-feature, command-by-command, switch-by-switch comparisons between MS-DOS 5 and representative earlier versions of DOS. It is not a tutorial on all of the features of DOS 5. Rather, it is an explanation of the many ways DOS 5 is different than earlier versions of DOS. ******************** ** Installation ** ******************** What this program needs: > 512K of memory > Any monitor > MS-DOS 2.0 or higher No installation is required. However, all of the program files should be in the default directory. <<< Page 7 >>> **************** ** Tutorial ** **************** You should already know about hypertext before you use DosEA 5. If you need a hypertext tutorial, one is provided with DosEA 1, which you can get with the order form in the ORDERFRM.TXT file. What follows is a brief tutorial on how to get started with DosEA 5. It is assumed that DosEA 5 is located on a disk in the "A" disk drive. Goal: You have heard that MS-DOS 5 allows the DIR command to display all of the files in a directory, even the hidden and system files. You would like to know exactly how to do this. Solution: The solution is a series of numbered steps. 1. Make the "A" disk drive the default. Enter: A: 2. Start the program. Enter: DOSEA5 3. Press after reading the title page. 4. Press after reading the disclaimer. 5. Press after reading the trademark notices. 6. Select "Introduction" from the Table of Contents. 7. You read that you can select a command from the index to learn about changes to that command. You select "Index." 8. From the Index, you select DIR. 9. While reading about the DIR command, you learn that you can enter "DIR /a" to list all of the files, even the hidden and system files. 10. Press to exit the program. 11. Press "y" to continue to exit the program. 12. Press any key to proceed after the ending message. <<< Page 8 >>> ****************** ** Appendix A ** ****************** The files included with DosEA. DosEA5.EXE The program, itself. DosEA5.OVL An overlay. MANUAL.TXT This file! PRINTMAN.BAT A batch file to print the manual. README.TXT A file with important information about DosEA. README.BAT A batch file which displays README.TXT. ORDERFRM.TXT The order form to register. REGISTER.BAT A batch file which prints the order form. VENDOR.DOC A text file with information for vendors. ****************** ** Appendix B ** ****************** Troubleshooting. >>> You get a "file not found" message. The default disk drive and directory may not be correct. Assuming that the program is installed on the "A" disk drive in the DOSEA directory . . . Enter: A: Enter: CD \ Otherwise, you did not get all of the program files. See Appendix A for a list of files. >>> You get a "window failed" message. Probably the defaults are not set correctly. The program must be able to access the DOSEA5.OVL file. See the explanation directly above on how to set the defaults. Otherwise, you may not have enough memory in your computer.