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Dvorak's guide to DOS and PC performance / John C. Dvorak and Nick Anis.

By: Dvorak, John.
Contributor(s): Anis, Nick.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berkeley ; London : Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1991Description: xxxviii, 953 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0078816580.Subject(s): MS-DOS (Computer file) | PC-DOS (Computer file) | Operating systems (Computers)DDC classification: 005.4469
Contents:
Part One: DOS Basics -- Introduction -- Introduction to DOS -- Menu Programs -- Classic DOS Shells -- Data Protection and Recovery -- Starting your computer -- Part Two: Multitasking and Memory Management -- Multitasking task switching and background processing -- PC Memory Management -- Part Three: Backup and Security -- Software backup -- Backup - the hardware solution -- Security, Viruses and You -- Part Four: Windows and other Operating Environments -- Microsoft Windows -- Operating system/2 -- DOS and UNIX -- Using DESQVIEW -- VMS -- DR-DOS 5.0 and Concurrent DOS -- Networks -- Part Five: Performance Computing - Making it go faster -- Diagnostic Utilities -- Benchmarks -- Disc Caching -- Disk Defragmenters -- Other Performance Software -- Part Six: Programming DOS for Performance -- Edlin and other line editors -- Using Debug -- Batch file basics and commands -- Device drivers -- Upgrading hardware -- The Future of DOS.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 005.4469 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00021174
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The third collaboration between computer columnist Dvorak and programmer Anis is a massive, detailed guide to wringing the most possible out of a disk operating system. The nonprogrammer as well as the technical whiz is likely to find helpful information on such topics as text editors and stretching batch files. Includes two disks with over 70 programs. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Includes index.

Part One: DOS Basics -- Introduction -- Introduction to DOS -- Menu Programs -- Classic DOS Shells -- Data Protection and Recovery -- Starting your computer -- Part Two: Multitasking and Memory Management -- Multitasking task switching and background processing -- PC Memory Management -- Part Three: Backup and Security -- Software backup -- Backup - the hardware solution -- Security, Viruses and You -- Part Four: Windows and other Operating Environments -- Microsoft Windows -- Operating system/2 -- DOS and UNIX -- Using DESQVIEW -- VMS -- DR-DOS 5.0 and Concurrent DOS -- Networks -- Part Five: Performance Computing - Making it go faster -- Diagnostic Utilities -- Benchmarks -- Disc Caching -- Disk Defragmenters -- Other Performance Software -- Part Six: Programming DOS for Performance -- Edlin and other line editors -- Using Debug -- Batch file basics and commands -- Device drivers -- Upgrading hardware -- The Future of DOS.

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