











                DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS

                      by Chet Langin

                      Langin Software
                       532 W. 3rd St.
                    Centralia, IL  62801
                       CIS:  73770,615


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                DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS
                    Copyright (c), 1991
           by Chet Langin, all rights reserved


MS-DOS is a registered trademark of the Microsoft
Corporation.






Users of "DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS" must accept this
disclaimer of warranty:

 "DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS" 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.




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                     Table of Contents

        Welcome                                   4
        What is DosEA?                            4
        Who is DosEA for?                         5
        What is DosEA 6?                          6
        Installation                              6
        Tutorial                                  7

        Appendix A -- A list of files             8
        Appendix B -- Troubleshooting             8




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     ***************
     **  Welcome  **
     ***************

Welcome to "DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS."


     **********************
     **  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 constitute a dossier on 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
  DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS

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.




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     *************************
     **  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.




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     ************************
     **  What is DosEA 6?  **
     ************************

"DosEA 6 -- Switched on DOS" is a hypertext database
on the 238 swithches and other parameters used by DOS
from versions 1.0 to 5.0.

Switches and other parameters can be examined from the
points of view of the commands, the versions, the switches,
their names, or from the points of view of the other
parameters.  A section is also provided on Parameter
Trivia (Chapter 2).

DosEA 6 is not a tutorial on how to use the switches.
Rather, it is a database on the similarities and
differences of the switches and other parameters.


     ********************
     **  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.




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     ****************
     **  Tutorial  **
     ****************

You should already know about hypertext before you use
DosEA 6.  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 6.  It is assumed that DosEA 6 is located
on a disk in the "A" disk drive.

Goal:  You noticed while using the COPY command, that the
/A switch stands for "ASCII."  You would like to know if
other DOS commands also have /A switches and, if so, if
they always stand for "ASCII."

Solution:  The solution is a series of numbered steps.

1.  Make the "A" disk drive the default.

  Enter:  A:

2.  Start the program.

  Enter:  DOSEA6

3.  Press <ENTER> after reading the title page.

4.  Press <ENTER> after reading the disclaimer.

5.  Press <ENTER> after reading the trademark notices.

6.  Select "Introduction" from the Table of Contents.

7.  You read that you can select a switch from the index
to learn about that switch.  You select "Index."

8.  From the Index, you select /A.

9.  While reading about the /A switch, you learn that
eight commands use it.  "/A" stands for "ASCII" in the
COPY, TREE, and COMP commands.  For the other commands,
it stands for: "add" (BACKUP and REPLACE), "abbreviated"
(FC), "archive" (XCOPY), and "all" (DIR).

10.  Press <F10> to exit the program.

11.  Press "y" to continue to exit the program.

12.  Press any key to proceed after the ending message.




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     ******************
     **  Appendix A  **
     ******************

The files included with DosEA.

A PACKING.LST file should be included with this program.
This file lists and explains all of the files included
with the DosEA 6 package.

If PACKING.LST is not present, then DosEA 6 is no longer
a complete package and further distribution by anybody
is prohibited.  Contact Langin Software for a complete
package at 532 W. 3rd St., Centralia, IL  62801 USA.


     ******************
     **  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 DOSEA6.OVL file.  See the
explanation directly above on how to set the defaults.

Otherwise, you may not have enough memory in your
computer.



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