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- DEVICE=[d:][pathname]filename[.ext] [options . . .]
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- [d:][pathname]filename[.ext] is the device driver program.
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- A device driver is a program used to control (drive) a peripheral device.
- DOS has a built-in set of drivers for the devices usually found on a computer.
- When a device is added, a device driver for it may need to be installed. DOS
- provides separate drivers for this purpose. A new hard disk, for example, may
- need a device driver. Sometimes a separately purchased device will have its
- own driver, like a monitor that comes with its own ANSI.SYS driver replacement.
- Some versions of DOS have a command called EXE2BIN, that can convert .EXE
- programs into .SYS files. Some drivers can use extended or expanded memory.
- See the NEW_TERMS MEMORY topic for a description of these types of memory.
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- Each time the computer is booted, DOS will load each device driver configured
- by a DEVICE line into memory, and it will remain in memory as long as the
- computer is running.