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- MR DOS - A DOS Tutorial
- VERSION 2.31
- Peter Diotte January, 1990
-
-
- The MR DOS tutorial is a menu-driven, self-paced tutorial for learning about
- a microcomputer and its Disk Operating System. It is split into 7 topics
- ranging from - "First Time User" to "Hard Disk Level 2".
-
- Each topic has 3 options:
-
- 1. SCAN-TEXT: On Screen "Scrollable" Text - self study
- 2. PRINT-TEXT: A Print-Out of the On Screen text
- 3. QUIZ: Multiple choice, fill-ins concerning the topic
- covered. The user is scored and graded. Questions
- are selected from a "pool" of questions for each
- topic. When all the questions are covered for a
- topic, they will be reset for the next session.
-
- There is a main menu option to change the screen colors of your program.
-
- Use the <F1> Function Key for on-screen Help and information related to
- the topic in question. Pressing the <F1> Help key while highlighting an
- option will give a brief explanation of what is covered in that topic.
-
-
- TO RUN THE MR DOS PROGRAM:
- -------------------------
- 1. Put the MR DOS disk in the default drive
- 2. Type MRDOS
- 3. Press the <ENTER> key
- A>MRDOS │
- <──┘
-
-
- WHAT IS COVERED IN EACH TOPIC AREA:
- ----------------------------------
-
- 1. FIRST TIME USER
-
- Computer Types, RAM, Disks, Hardware versus Software,
- Disk Operating System (DOS), Proper disk care.
- Origination of the computer, Computer speed, Apple
- and IBM strategies.
-
- 2. HARDWARE
-
- DEFINITIONS: BIT, BYTE, RAM, ROM, Keyboard, Monitor,
- Disk Drive, Floppy Disks, Hard Drives, Printer,
- Modem
-
- 3. DOS LEVEL 1
-
- DOS as Software, Loading (booting) DOS, Purpose of
- DOS, File Naming, Measuring file size, Internal
- versus External DOS.
- DOS commands: Format, Dir, Copy, Del, Date, Time,
- Cls, Chkdsk, Diskcopy
-
- 4. DOS LEVEL 2
-
- What happens when the computer is Powered-Up,
- DOS prompt, Wildcards and their use in DOS
- commands
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- 5. DOS LEVEL 3
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- Versions of software, File Allocation Table (FAT),
- File fragmentation, File un-deletion, Batch Files,
- Redirection, Piping/Filters, Sorting directories
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- 6. HARD DISK LEVEL 1
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- Disk types and sizes, Hard Drives, Access time,
- Executable" files, Files required to load DOS
- DOS commands: MD, CD, RD, Prompt, Path, Chkdsk,
- Subst, Tree
- DIRECTORIES - creating, changing, deleting
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- 7. HARD DISK LEVEL 2
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- Batch files, AUTOEXEC.bat, CONFIG.sys, Files,
- Buffers, EDLIN
- DOS commands: Type, Backup / Restore (and their
- limitations), Xcopy
- Hard Disk Organization Principals
-
-
- ------------------------------------NOTICE------------------------------------
-
-
- MR DOS is a shareware product - please copy and distribute.
-
- If you are using this software and find it of value to you, payment of a $15
- registration fee is suggested. This program may not be sold, bundled or
- distributed with any other product without written consent.
-
- Special thanks to Phil Hill (Gainesville, Florida) for developing the
- callable assembler module for the scan text ability within MR DOS and the
- sound functions.
-
- Portions of this program Copyright 1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989
- WordTech Systems Inc.
-
- Please forward any comments/complaints. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
- Thank you for your interest.
-
- Peter Diotte
- Diotte & Associates
- 5931 N. Lovers Lane Road #105
- Milwaukee, WI 53225
- 414-358-1401 or Exec-PC BBS: 414-789-4210
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- End of MR DOS Read.me File
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