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From: sota@fluke.UUCP (Bruce White)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: DOS 2.x question
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Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 18:59:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 18:59:38 1985
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Judging from all of the questions pervading the net about interrupts, execute
and stay resident, environment variables, comspec, command.com, switchchar, and
other undocumented features in DOS 2.x, it is obvious that a good book on the
subject is needed.

Is there any authoritative reference book on DOS?

Is the IBM DOS 2.x manual the best there is? (I hope not!)

Does Microsoft publish a better manual for the generic MS-DOS product?

Are software publishers privy to more information than the rest of the
unwashed masses?

Any information on books, articles, etc., would be appreciated by me, and
also the rest of the net, I assume.
-- 
Bruce T. White
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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