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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4469
EAN: 9780672306143
ISBN: 067230614X
Label: Sams
Manufacturer: Sams
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1200
Publication Date: 1994-10
Publisher: Sams
Studio: Sams

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This classic bestseller uses a clear, friendly style to introduce beginners to the DOS shell and DOS commands. For more advanced users, Norton Notes and other tips are included to bring them to a new level of expertise.

• Shows readers how to manage, configure, and maximize their system; work with programs; manage directories; and more
• Totally updated to include coverage of running Windows on DOS, memory management for multimedia applications, and much more
• Norton Notes walk the reader through the top 100 projects to maintain a PC

Rating: - Excellent
This is an excellent book for users of all levels. The book starts out very very basic describing hardware and software and there inter relation, and moves gradually to more advanced topics. As stated before the book is not full of poor and forced jokes, but the wording makes for very easy reading. The only jargon in the book is well defined and reinforced in the text.
Keep in mind that this book was written when the 486 and Pentium 90 were top end processors of the day, and windows had ... Read More

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Rating: - Great, and Very Complete
Peter Norton has done a great job explaining DOS 6.22. This book is not filled with jokes or stories and does a great job explaining everything in detail. It guides you along allowing you to practice all of the commands and techniques you will learn. It is written so any beginner can understand. For anyone who wants to learn DOS or basic computer management this is a great book.

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Rating: - Excellent Coverage Of Batch Files
I was looking for a book that provided in depth information about batch files and I found exactly what I was looking for. Peter Norton does an excellent job of explaining DOS in a simple to follow format. This is a must read for anyone involved in supporting end users, specially those who have used Windows exclusively and have very limited knowledge of DOS. Many of the concepts explained in this book are used today in different versions of Windows. It will help fill in the gaps when it comes to understanding ... Read More

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Rating: - Worth buying just for the chapters on script writing
I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone who wants to learn the basics of computer management and script writing. Even if you never use any of the information about the various DOS commands and functions (although many of them apply to Windows 2000) the book is worth the purchase price for the chapters on writing batch files. Don't be fooled by the chapter titles -- while ostensibly teaching you how to write batch files this book is really providing the best overview of computer scripting I have ever found.
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Rating: - Overall a good read, more like Proust than Kundera.
Well written, but too long. Still, Peter Norton covers all of the bases. And I mean *all* of the bases. The book is very well organized and cross-referenced. Hands-on applications in each chapter score big in my world. This book has that, too.

I use Windows 98 with version 7 DOS and have found the book to be helpful even here. The basics as well as advanced topics are inside and even a beginning DOS acolyte can dig in and learn something.

Maybe it deserves four stars, but I only reserve that ... Read More

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