Basic DOS Introduction

A tutorial that summarizes the basics of dealing with DOS, the disk operating system used on IBM-PC computers before Windows made an appearance.

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ScreenshotClick to expand Title screen: Intro to DOS.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Operating systems.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Parts of DOS.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Input/Output system.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Command Processor.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Starting the computer.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Default drive.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Device names.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Rules for filenames.
Tutorial screenClick to expand DOS commands.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Command syntax.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Disk directory.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Three simple commands (CLS, VER, and VOL).
Tutorial screenClick to expand Date and Time.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Format disk.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Additional comments.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Erasing files and renaming files.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Copying files.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Copy command tricks.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Use copy to create a text file.
Tutorial screenClick to expand XCOPY.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Typing a file.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Backing up a disk.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Checking the disk.
Tutorial screenClick to expand Notes.

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