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1.TOPICLEN. 53
2.MAXNUMHLP. 57
3.HELPID. 1
4.TOPICTEXT.Key Assignments Help
5.HELPTEXT. Key Assignments Help&
6&
7Enter Places into memory the information&
8 you select or type.&
9&
10Esc Cancels the current screen and returns&
11 you to the previous screen. Information&
12 on the current screen is not saved.&
13&
14Tab Moves the selection cursor to the next&
15 choice or entry on a screen.&
16&
17 Moves the cursor in the direction of the&
18 arrow.&
19&
20F1 Displays help information.&
21&
22F3 Exits the SELECT program. The information&
23 you selected or typed is not saved.&
24
25&
26F9 Displays the key assignments and their&
27 functions.&
28.HELPTEND.
29
30
31.HELPID. 2
32.TOPICTEXT.Help Facility Help
33.HELPTEXT. @ Help Facility Help
34&
35Help is available whenever F1=Help appears on a screen.
36To get help for an item, highlight the item and press F1.&
37&
38From a help panel you can press the F9 key to view the
39key assignments.@
40.HELPTEND.
41
42
43.HELPID. 3
44.TOPICTEXT.Minimum DOS Function Help
45.HELPTEXT. @ Minimum DOS Function Help
46&
47Select this option to allocate more memory for
48running programs than for using DOS
49functions. This option is useful if you
50use a large number of files or you calculate large
51amounts of data. Database and spreadsheet programs,
52for example, require large amounts of memory.
53Select this option if your system has 256K of memory
54installed.@
55.HELPTEND.
56
57
58.HELPID. 4
59.TOPICTEXT.Balance DOS Function Help
60.HELPTEXT. @ Balance DOS Function Help
61&
62Select this option to balance the memory between the
63DOS functions and the programs you use.
64This option provides sufficient memory for programs
65such as word processors or text editors.
66Select this option if your system has 512K of memory installed.@
67.HELPTEND.
68
69
70.HELPID. 5
71.TOPICTEXT.Maximum DOS Function Help
72.HELPTEXT. @ Maximum DOS Function Help
73&
74Select this option if you want to allocate the
75maximum amount of memory for DOS functions.&
76Select this option if your system has more than
77512K of memory installed.@
78.HELPTEND.
79
80
81.HELPID. 6
82.TOPICTEXT.Accept Country and Keyboard Help
83.HELPTEXT. @ Accept Country and Keyboard Help
84&
85Select this option to accept the country and
86keyboard shown. The SELECT program assigns
87the appropriate monetary symbol, decimal
88separator, date and time format, and keyboard
89layout.@
90.HELPTEND.
91
92
93.HELPID. 7
94.TOPICTEXT.Specify Country and Keyboard Help
95.HELPTEXT. @ Specify Country and Keyboard Help
96&
97Select this option to choose a different country
98and keyboard layout.@
99.HELPTEND.
100
101
102.HELPID. 8
103.TOPICTEXT.Country Help
104.HELPTEXT. @ Country Help
105&
106Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a country,
107then press Enter. The SELECT program assigns the
108appropriate monetary symbol, decimal separator,
109and date and time format for the country.@
110.HELPTEND.
111
112
113.HELPID. 9
114.TOPICTEXT.Keyboard Help
115.HELPTEXT. @ Keyboard Help
116&
117Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a keyboard,
118then press Enter.&
119&
120Select "None" if you do not want to change the
121keyboard layout.&
122&
123The SELECT program assigns the appropriate keyboard
124layout.@
125.HELPTEND.
126
127
128.HELPID. 10
129.TOPICTEXT.Keyboard Layout Help
130.HELPTEXT. @ Keyboard Layout Help
131&
132The keyboard you selected has two versions.&
133&
134Use the Up or Down arrow key to select the
135keyboard version you want, then press Enter.@
136.HELPTEND.
137
138
139.HELPID. 11
140.TOPICTEXT.Installation Drive Help
141.HELPTEXT. Installation Drive Help
142&
143Use the Up or Down arrow key to select&
144the drive you want to install DOS on,&
145then press Enter.&
146&
147Option 1 installs DOS on a fixed disk,&
148drive C.&
149&
150Option 2 installs DOS on a diskette.&
151.HELPTEND.
152
153
154.HELPID. 12
155.TOPICTEXT.DOS Location Help
156.HELPTEXT. @ DOS Location Help
157&
158Accept or change the directory name shown.&
159&
160If you accept the directory name, DOS utilities
161are placed in the DOS directory.&
162&
163If you change the directory name, DOS utilities
164are placed in the directory you specify.
165The directory name can have up to eight characters.
166A backslash (\) must precede the directory name.&
167&
168Example : C:\MINE&
169&
170 C: specifies the drive and \MINE is&
171 the new directory name.&
172&
173You can specify a directory path. The directory path can
174have up to 40 characters. Use the backslash (\) to separate
175the directory names in a path.
176&
177Example: C:\DOS\DIR1\DIR2&
178&
179 C: specifies the drive and&
180 \DOS\DIR1\DIR2 is the directory path.@
181.HELPTEND.
182
183
184.HELPID. 13
185.TOPICTEXT.Printer Selection Help
186.HELPTEXT. @ Printer Selection Help
187&
188Type in a number from 0 through 7 to show the number of
189printers attached to your system.@
190.HELPTEND.
191
192
193.HELPID. 14
194.TOPICTEXT.Printer Type Help
195.HELPTEXT. @ Printer Type Help
196&
197Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select the name of your
198printer, then press Enter. If the printer attached to your
199system is not listed, select "Other" to identify the type
200of printer you are using. When more than one printer is
201attached, this list reappears for each printer.
202If you do not know the name or type of printer you have,
203check the printer label or the manual that came with the
204printer.@
205.HELPTEND.
206
207
208
209.HELPID. 15
210.TOPICTEXT.Parallel Printer Port Help
211.HELPTEXT. @ Parallel Printer Port Help
212&
213If you have one printer, press Enter to accept LPT1.&
214&
215If you have two printers, select LPT1 for your primary
216printer and LPT2 for your secondary printer. If you
217have three printers, select LPT3 for the third one.&
218&
219You can assign only one printer to each port.@
220.HELPTEND.
221
222
223.HELPID. 16
224.TOPICTEXT.Serial Printer Port Help
225.HELPTEXT. @ Serial Printer Port Help
226&
227If you have one printer, press Enter to accept COM1.&
228&
229If you have two printers, select COM1 for your primary
230printer and COM2 for you secondary printer. If you
231have three printers, select COM3 for the third one.
232If you have four printers, select COM4 for the fourth
233printer.&
234&
235You can assign only one printer to each port.&
236&
237Note: Other devices, such as modems, lightpens, or a
238mouse, attach to serial ports. If you have one of these
239devices, refer to the manual that came with the device
240to determine which serial port to use.&
241&
242If you refer to your serial printer by a parallel port
243name, press the Tab key to move to the options at the
244bottom of the screen.@
245.HELPTEND.
246
247
248.HELPID. 17
249.TOPICTEXT.Serial Printer/Parallel Port Help
250.HELPTEXT. @ Serial Printer/Parallel Port Help
251&
252This option allows you to refer to your serial printer
253as a parallel printer. This option is useful if your
254programs require that printer output be sent to a
255parallel port.&
256&
257Select "None" if you use your printer only as a serial
258printer.&
259&
260If you have one serial printer that you use as a
261parallel printer select LPT1.&
262&
263If you have more than one serial printer that you
264use as a parallel printer, select LPT 1 for your
265primary printer, LPT2 for your secondary printer,
266and LPT3 for your third printer.&
267&
268Do not select a parallel port for a serial printer if
269that port has a parallel printer attached.@
270.HELPTEND.
271
272
273.HELPID. 18
274.TOPICTEXT.Update DOS Files Help
275.HELPTEXT. @ Update DOS Files Help
276&
277Select this option to replace previous DOS files. This
278option replaces previous DOS files in the directory specified,
279and installs the read-only system files in the root directory. &
280&
281This option does not replace DOS files in subdirectories
282other than that specified.@
283.HELPTEND.
284
285
286.HELPID. 19
287.TOPICTEXT.Update DOS Help
288.HELPTEXT. @ Update DOS Help
289&
290Select this option to replace previous DOS files in the directory
291you specify on drive C. This option is useful if you want
292DOS 4.0 to co-exist with a previous version of DOS or
293another operating system, or when your system is a
294network server.&
295&
296This option does not replace system files on an existing
297system or DOS files in subdirectories across multiple
298logical drives.&
299&
300For further information on replacing system files, refer to
301the "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide" book.@
302.HELPTEND.
303
304
305
306.HELPID. 20
307.TOPICTEXT.Continue Installation Help
308.HELPTEXT. @ Continue Installation Help
309&
310Select this option to continue installing DOS without
311reviewing the selections you made for your CONFIG.SYS
312and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.@
313.HELPTEND.
314
315
316.HELPID. 21
317.TOPICTEXT.Change Options Help
318.HELPTEXT. @ Change Options Help
319&
320Select this option to review, change, or add values to
321your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.&
322&
323Depending on the hardware installed on your system, you
324can change or add options, such as expanded memory
325support, FASTOPEN, and SHARE.&
326&
327When you change a selection from NO to YES, it increases
328the amount of memory DOS uses.&
329&
330Refer to the "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide" book for additional
331information.@
332.HELPTEND.
333
334
335.HELPID. 22
336.TOPICTEXT.Code Page Switching Help
337.HELPTEXT. @ Code Page Switching Help
338&
339Accept or change the choice shown.&
340&
341If you selected Denmark, Portugal, Norway,
342or French-speaking Canada on a previous
343display, set this choice to Yes.
344&
345Code Page Switching allows you
346to change from one character set to
347another so you can display or
348print characters in different
349languages.@
350.HELPTEND.
351
352
353.HELPID. 23
354.TOPICTEXT.Expanded Memory Support Help
355.HELPTEXT. @ Expanded Memory Support Help
356&
357Accept or change the choice shown.&
358&
359DOS uses expanded memory to hold part
360of the operating system. This provides
361more memory for running programs that
362require expanded memory support.&
363&
364Expanded Memory is available on the IBM
365Personal System/2 (registered trademark of International
366Business Machines) and on other IBM
367PC/AT family and compatible computers with expanded
368memory cards.@
369.HELPTEND.
370
371
372.HELPID. 24
373.TOPICTEXT.Extended Display Support Help
374.HELPTEXT. @ Extended Display Support Help
375&
376Accept or change the choice shown.&
377&
378Extended display support (ANSI.SYS)
379replaces the standard
380input and output support on your
381system. ANSI.SYS provides extended
382features, such as redefining keys,
383manipulating the cursor, and displaying
384color attributes.@
385.HELPTEND.
386
387
388.HELPID. 25
389.TOPICTEXT.FASTOPEN Support Help
390.HELPTEXT. @ FASTOPEN Support Help
391&
392Accept or change the choice shown.&
393&
394FASTOPEN allows quick access to
395recently opened files.@
396.HELPTEND.
397
398
399.HELPID. 26
400.TOPICTEXT.GRAFTABL Display Support Help
401.HELPTEXT. @ GRAFTABL Display Support Help
402&
403Accept or change the choice shown.&
404&
405GRAFTABL (Graphics Table) allows you
406to display additional characters from
407the National Language Code Page when
408you use a color/graphics display adapter in
409graphics mode.@
410.HELPTEND.
411
412
413
414.HELPID. 27
415.TOPICTEXT.GRAPHICS Support Help
416.HELPTEXT. @ GRAPHICS PrtSc Support Help
417&
418Accept or change the choice shown.&
419&
420GRAPHICS allows you to print the
421contents of a graphics display.
422This option prints graphics, such as
423drawings, graphs, or charts.
424Without GRAPHICS, you can print
425text characters only.@
426.HELPTEND.
427
428.HELPID. 28
429.TOPICTEXT.SHARE Support Help
430.HELPTEXT. @ DOS SHARE Support Help
431&
432Accept or change the choice shown.&
433&
434SHARE provides support for file sharing and
435diskette change protection.@
436.HELPTEND.
437
438
439.HELPID. 29
440.TOPICTEXT.SHELL Support Help
441.HELPTEXT. @ DOS SHELL Support Help
442&
443Accept or change the choice shown.&
444&
445The Shell program allows you to make selections
446from menus instead of typing DOS commands.&
447&
448For additional information on the Shell program,
449refer to the "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide"
450book.@
451.HELPTEND.
452
453
454.HELPID. 30
455.TOPICTEXT.Virtual Disk (RAMDRIVE) Support Help
456.HELPTEXT. @ Virtual Disk Support Help
457&
458Accept or change the choice shown.&
459&
460RAMDRIVE allows you to use part of your
461system memory to simulate a fixed disk
462drive. A virtual drive permits quick
463access to files, but it is temporary,
464and data stored on the virtual drive
465is lost when you turn off the system.@
466.HELPTEND.
467
468
469.HELPID. 31
470.TOPICTEXT.DOS PATH Help
471.HELPTEXT. @ DOS PATH Help
472&
473Accept or change the choice shown.&
474&
475DOS uses a path to search for files that
476are not located in the current directory.&
477DOS PATH searches only for files with the extensions
478.COM, .EXE, or .BAT. The (;) separates the pathnames.&
479&
480You can type up to 120 characters in this field.
481If your typing scrolls out of view, use the right
482or left arrow keys to see it.&
483&
484Example: C:\DOS;C:\DIR1;C:\DIR2&
485&
486 PATH searches and locates files&
487 in the DOS, DIR1, and DIR2&
488 directories on drive C.@
489.HELPTEND.
490
491
492.HELPID. 32
493.TOPICTEXT.APPEND Path Help
494.HELPTEXT. @ APPEND Path Help
495&
496Accept or change the choice shown.&
497&
498DOS uses a path to search for files that are
499not in the current directory. APPEND searches
500only for data files with extensions other than .COM,
501.EXE, or .BAT. The (;) separates the pathnames.&
502&
503You can type up to 120 characters in this field.
504If your typing scrolls out of view, use the right
505or left arrow keys to see it.&
506&
507Example: C:\DOS;C:\DIR1;C:\DIR2&
508&
509 APPEND searches and locates files&
510 in the DOS, DIR1, and DIR2&
511 directories on drive C.@
512.HELPTEND.
513
514
515.HELPID. 33
516.TOPICTEXT.PROMPT Help
517.HELPTEXT. @ PROMPT Help
518&
519Accept or change the choice shown.&
520&
521Use the following list as a guide. You can type
522up to 120 characters in this field. If your
523typing scrolls out of view, use the right or
524left arrow keys to see it.&
525&
526The default DOS prompt is C:\>.&
527&
528PROMPT entries :&
529&
530$B for the : character&
531&
532$D for the current date&
533&
534$E for the Esc character&
535&
536$G for the > character&
537&
538$H for backspace; the previous&
539 character is erased&
540&
541$N for the current drive&
542&
543$P for the current directory&
544&
545$Q for the = character&
546&
547$T for the current time&
548&
549$V for the DOS version&
550&
551$1 for the < character&
552&
553$$ for the $ character&
554&
555$_ for advance a line&
556&
557Example: C>prompt HELLO&
558&
559 Sets the DOS prompt to&
560 the message HELLO.@
561.HELPTEND.
562
563
564.HELPID. 34
565.TOPICTEXT.SHELL Parameters Help
566.HELPTEXT. @ SHELL Parameters Help
567&
568Accept or change the choices shown.&
569&
570Use the following list as a guide. You can type up
571to 115 characters in this field. If your typing
572scrolls out of view, use the right or left arrow
573keys to see it.&
574&
575The Shell program uses menus that allow you to make
576selections instead of typing DOS commands.&
577&
578SHELL entries:&
579&
580 /B:xxx Specifies a buffer size&
581&
582 /CLR:SHELL.CLR&
583 Identifies the filename for the Shell&
584 color setup. SHELL.CLR is the default.&
585&
586 /CO1&
587 Displays the Shell in 16-color,&
588 high-resolution 640 x 350 graphics&
589&
590 /CO2&
591 Displays the Shell in 2-color,&
592 high resolution graphics&
593&
594 /CO3&
595 Displays the Shell in 16-color,&
596 high-resolution 640 x 480 graphics&
597&
598 /COLOR&
599 Activates the "Change colors" option&
600&
601 /COM2&
602 Identifies a serial mouse installed on the&
603 second serial port (installation default&
604 is COM1)&
605&
606 /DATE&
607 Displays the date and time&
608&
609 /DOS&
610 Activates the File System in the Shell&
611&
612 /EXIT&
613 Activates the "Exit Shell" option&
614&
615 /LF&
616 Enables a mouse for left-handed use&
617&
618 /MAINT&
619 Activates the ability to do&
620 maintenance in Start Programs&
621&
622 /MENU&
623 Activates the Start Programs in the&
624 Shell&
625&
626 /MEU:SHELL.MEU&
627 Identifies the filename of the Main Group&
628 structure for the Start Programs&
629&
630 /MOS:PCIBMDRV.MOS&
631 Identifies the filename of the IBM mouse&
632 driver&
633&
634 /MOS:PCMSDRV.MOS&
635 Identifies the filename of the Microsoft&
636 serial mouse driver&
637&
638 /MOS:PCMSPDRV.MOS&
639 Identifies the filename of the Microsoft&
640 parallel mouse driver&
641&
642 /MUL&
643 Provides multiple directory and file&
644 buffers in the File System&
645&
646 /PROMPT&
647 Activates the Shell command prompt&
648&
649 /SND&
650 Enables the speaker for sound&
651&
652 /SWAP&
653 Activates saving (swapping) files and&
654 directories to a disk file while&
655 performing tasks at the Shell command&
656 prompt&
657&
658 /TEXT&
659 Displays the Shell in text mode&
660&
661 /TRAN&
662 Operates the Shell in transient mode@
663.HELPTEND.
664
665
666.HELPID. 35
667.TOPICTEXT.FASTOPEN Parameters Help
668.HELPTEXT. @ FASTOPEN Parameters Help
669&
670Accept or change the choice shown.&
671&
672Use the following list as a guide. You can type
673up to 60 characters in this field. If your typing
674scrolls out of view, use the left or right arrow
675keys to see it.&
676&
677FASTOPEN allows quick access to recently
678opened files.&
679&
680FASTOPEN entries:&
681&
682C:&
683 Specifies the drive&
684&
685N = 10 to 999&
686 Specifies the number of directories or&
687 file entry buffers allocated in memory&
688&
689M = 1 to 999&
690 Specifies the number of continuous&
691 space buffers allocated in memory&
692&
693/X&
694 Used when expanded memory support is&
695 available. When using the /X option&
696 the value of "N" or "M" should not&
697 exceed 150.&
698&
699Example: C:=(50,25)&
700&
701 Specifies FASTOPEN on drive C with&
702 50 file and directory entry buffers and&
703 25 continuous space buffers.@
704.HELPTEND.
705
706
707.HELPID. 36
708.TOPICTEXT.SHARE Parameters Help
709.HELPTEXT. @ SHARE Parameters Help
710&
711Accept or change the choice shown.&&
712Use the following list as a guide.&
713&
714SHARE provides support for file sharing and
715diskette change protection.&
716&
717SHARE Parameters:&
718&
719 /F: Allocates file space in bytes for the&
720 area used to record information for file&
721 sharing&
722&
723 /L: Allocates space for the number of locks&
724 you want. Lock denies read/write access&
725 to regions of a file.&
726&
727Example: /F:2048 /L:20&
728&
729 Specifies a filespace of 2048 bytes and&
730 20 locks.@
731.HELPTEND.
732
733
734.HELPID. 37
735.TOPICTEXT.GRAPHICS Parameters Help
736.HELPTEXT. @ GRAPHICS Parameters Help
737&
738Accept or change the choice shown.&
739&
740Use the following list as a guide. You can type
741up to 80 characters in this field. If your typing
742scrolls out of view, use the left or right arrow
743keys to see it.&
744&
745GRAPHICS prints the contents of a graphics display.
746This is useful, if you print charts, tables, or
747drawings.&
748&
749GRAPHICS Parameters:&
750&
751 COLOR1&
752 IBM 5182 Color Printer with black ribbon&
753&
754 COLOR4&
755 IBM 5182 Color Printer with red, green,&
756 blue, and black ribbon&
757&
758 COLOR8&
759 IBM 5182 Color Printer with black, cyan,&
760 magenta, and yellow ribbon&
761&
762 GRAPHICS&
763 IBM 5152 Graphics Printer&
764 IBM Proprinters&
765 IBM 3812 Pageprinter&
766 IBM 5202 Quietwriter (registered&
767 trademark of International Business&
768 Machines) III Printer&
769 IBM 5204 Quickwriter (trademark of&
770 International Business Machines) Printer&
771&
772 GRAPHICSWIDE&
773 IBM 5152 Graphics Printer&
774 IBM Proprinters (both are set for wide&
775 paper)&
776&
777 THERMAL&
778 IBM 5140 Convertible Printer&
779&
780 /B&
781 Specifies background color printing for&
782 COLOR4 and COLOR8 printers&
783&
784 /LCD&
785 Prints data as it appears on a liquid&
786 crystal display&
787&
788 /R&
789 Prints black and white as it appears on&
790 the display&
791&
792Example: COLOR8 /B/R&
793&
794 Specifies black, white, and background&
795 color printing for the 5182 Color Printer.&
796&
797 /PB:ID&
798 Prints data using the print box size&
799 specified by the ID. The ID should match&
800 the first operand of a Printbox statement&
801 in the printer profile. You may use&
802 /PRINTBOX:ID in place of /PB:ID.&
803&
804Supported IDS:&
805&
806LCD&
807 Specifies the LCD printbox. When used&
808 with an LCD display, the data is printed&
809 as it appears on the LCD display.&
810 This entry has the same effect as /LCD.&
811&
812STD&
813 Specifies standard printbox, which is the&
814 default value.@
815.HELPTEND.
816
817
818.HELPID. 38
819.TOPICTEXT.XMAEM Parameters Help
820.HELPTEXT. @ XMAEM Parameters Help
821&
822Accept or change the choice shown. Type, in 16KB
823increments, the amount of memory you want to allocate.
824If you do not specify an amount, the system allocates
825all memory above 1MB.&
826&
827XMAEM enables your system to access the extended memory
828available as expanded memory.&
829&
830Example: DEVICE=XMAEM.SYS 64&
831&
832 Allocates 1 megabyte of extended memory.&
833&
834For additional information, refer
835to the "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide" book.@
836.HELPTEND.
837
838
839.HELPID. 39
840.TOPICTEXT.XMA2EMS Parameters Help
841.HELPTEXT. @ XMA2EMS Parameters Help
842&
843Accept or change the choice shown. If you change
844the segment address values, you must
845define unused 64KB contiguous space for the FRAME and
846unused 16KB contiguous space for the Pxxx pages.&
847&
848Example: FRAME=D000 P254=C000 P255=C400&
849&
850Note: These values are sample defaults only and&
851 may not reflect actual free segments in your&
852 system.&
853&
854For additional information, refer to the "MS-DOS 4.0
855Users Guide" book.@
856.HELPTEND.
857
858
859.HELPID. 40
860.TOPICTEXT.RAMDRIVE Parameters Help
861.HELPTEXT. @ RAMDRIVE Parameters Help
862&
863Accept or change the choice shown. Use the
864following list as a guide.&
865&
866RAMDRIVE allows you to use part of the system
867memory to simulate a fixed disk drive. A
868virtual drive permits quick access to files,
869but it is temporary, and data stored on a
870virtual drive is lost when you turn off
871the system.&
872&
873RAMDRIVE Parameters:&
874&
875 Buffer:&
876 Buffer size in kilobytes;&
877 16KB is the minimum buffer size&
878&
879 Sector:&
880 Sector size in bytes;&
881 128, 256, 512, or 1024 bytes&
882&
883 Directory entries:&
884 Number of root directory entries;&
885 3 to 1024&
886&
887 /E&
888 Used when extended memory support&
889 is available&
890&
891 /A&
892 Used when expanded memory support&
893 is available&
894&
895Example: 160 512 64&
896&
897 Specifies the size of the buffers,&
898 sectors, and the number of directories.@
899.HELPTEND.
900
901
902.HELPID. 41
903.TOPICTEXT.BREAK Help
904.HELPTEXT. BREAK (Control Break) Help
905&
906Accept or change the choice shown.&
907&
908ON: DOS always checks for a Ctrl+Break key&
909 sequence and permits input or output to&
910 a device to be canceled.&
911&
912OFF: DOS checks for a Ctrl+Break key sequence only&
913 during standard input, output, print, and&
914 auxiliary device operations.&
915.HELPTEND.
916
917
918.HELPID. 42
919.TOPICTEXT.BUFFERS Help
920.HELPTEXT. @ BUFFERS Help
921&
922Accept or change the choice shown. Use the
923following list as a guide.&
924&
925The value shown specifies the number of disk buffers
926DOS allocates in memory. If a second value is shown,
927this value specifies the number of sectors the system
928can read or write when processing an input or output
929operation.&
930&
931If you do not specify a buffer, DOS sets a value
932based on the amount of system memory.&
933&
934BUFFERS Values:&
935&
9361 to 99 Number of buffers the system uses&
937&
9381 to 8 Number of sectors the system can&
939 read or write in processing an input&
940 or output operation@
941.HELPTEND.
942
943
944.HELPID. 43
945.TOPICTEXT.APPEND Parameter Help
946.HELPTEXT. @ APPEND Parameter Help
947&
948Accept or change the choice shown. Use the
949following list as a guide.&
950&
951APPEND locates data files outside of the current
952directory that have extensions other then .COM,
953.EXE, or .BAT.&
954&
955APPEND Parameters:&
956&
957/X:ON or /X&
958 Tells APPEND to search and process&
959 executable files&
960&
961 /X:OFF (default value)&
962 Tells APPEND not to search and&
963 process executable files.&
964&
965/PATH:ON (default value)&
966 Tells APPEND to search for files that have&
967 a drive or a path specified&
968&
969/PATH:OFF&
970 Tells APPEND not to search for files that&
971 have a drive or a path specified&
972&
973/E&
974 Keeps the APPEND paths in the DOS&
975 environment. APPEND searches the&
976 environment on each call to find the path.&
977&
978;&
979 Separates the APPEND paths, or cancels the&
980 APPEND paths if the semi-colon is the only&
981 parameter used.&
982&
983Example: /E /X&
984 APPEND is in the DOS environment&
985 where it searches and processes&
986 executable files with extensions of&
987 .COM, .EXE, or .BAT.@
988.HELPTEND.
989
990
991.HELPID. 44
992.TOPICTEXT.FCBS Help
993.HELPTEXT. @ FCBS Help
994&
995Accept or change the choice shown. Use the
996following list as a guide.&
997&
998FCBS allows you to specify the number of file
999control blocks that DOS can open concurrently.&
1000&
1001FCBS Values:&
1002&
1003 1 to 255 Number of file control blocks&
1004&
1005 0 to 255 Number of protected file control blocks&
1006&
1007Example: 20,10&
1008&
1009 Specifies 20 FCBS open and 10 protected&
1010 from being automatically closed by DOS.@
1011.HELPTEND.
1012
1013
1014.HELPID. 45
1015.TOPICTEXT.FILES Help
1016.HELPTEXT. @ FILES Help
1017&
1018Accept or change the choice shown.&
1019&
1020If you do not specify a value, DOS uses a value of 8.&
1021&
1022The value specifies the number of files that&
1023can be open at any one time. The value can be&
1024from 8 through 255.@
1025.HELPTEND.
1026
1027
1028.HELPID. 46
1029.TOPICTEXT.LASTDRIVE Help
1030.HELPTEXT. @ LASTDRIVE Help
1031&
1032Accept or change the choice shown.&
1033&
1034If you do not specify a value, DOS uses a value of E.&
1035&
1036This value identifies the last drive installed on
1037your system. The value can be a letter from A through
1038Z, and it must represent the last valid drive letter
1039that DOS can accept.@
1040.HELPTEND.
1041
1042
1043.HELPID. 47
1044.TOPICTEXT.STACKS Help
1045.HELPTEXT. @ STACKS Help
1046&
1047Accept or change the choice shown.&
1048&
1049This value (if any) specifies stack resources.
1050Use the following list as a guide. You must
1051specify a number for each frame and a size,
1052in bytes, for each frame.&
1053&
1054STACKS Values:&
1055&
10568 to 64 Number of stack frames&
1057&
105832 to 512 Size of each stack frame&
1059&
1060Example: 8 128&
1061&
1062 Specifies 8 stack frames of 128 bytes&
1063 each.@
1064.HELPTEND.
1065
1066
1067.HELPID. 48
1068.TOPICTEXT.VERIFY Help
1069.HELPTEXT. @ VERIFY Help
1070&
1071Accept or change the choice shown.&
1072&
1073VERIFY confirms that data is correctly
1074written to a disk.&
1075&
1076ON: DOS confirms the data can be read&
1077 without error.&
1078&
1079OFF: DOS does not verify the data.@
1080.HELPTEND.
1081
1082
1083.HELPID. 49
1084.TOPICTEXT.Use SELECT Partition Sizes Help
1085.HELPTEXT. @ Use SELECT Partition Sizes Help
1086&
1087Select this option to partition your fixed
1088disk into one partition.&
1089&
1090Note: If you have a Personal System/2 with a&
1091 partition greater than 32MB and want to&
1092 install a keyboard password, refer to the&
1093 "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide" book for&
1094 additional information.@
1095.HELPTEND.
1096
1097
1098.HELPID. 50
1099.TOPICTEXT.Define Your Own Partitions Sizes Help
1100.HELPTEXT. @ Define Your Own Partitions Sizes Help
1101&
1102Select this option if you want to use FDISK to partition
1103your fixed disk.&
1104&
1105Note: If you have a Personal System/2 with a&
1106 partition greater than 32MB and want to&
1107 install a keyboard password, refer to the&
1108 "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide" book for&
1109 additional information.@
1110.HELPTEND.
1111
1112
1113.HELPID. 51
1114.TOPICTEXT.Leave Disk Unchanged Help
1115.HELPTEXT. @ Leave Disk Unchanged Help
1116&
1117Select this option if you do not want to change
1118the non-allocated partition space on your fixed disk.@
1119.HELPTEND.
1120
1121
1122.HELPID. 52
1123.TOPICTEXT.Define Your Own Sizes Help
1124.HELPTEXT. @ Define Your Own Sizes Help
1125&
1126Select this option if you want to partition the non-allocated
1127space on your fixed disk. Refer to the "MS-DOS 4.0 Users
1128Guide" book for information on using FDISK.@
1129.HELPTEND.
1130
1131.HELPID. 53
1132.TOPICTEXT.Date and Time Help
1133.HELPTEXT. @ Date and Time Help
1134&
1135Type the date and time in the fields provided. The system clock
1136keeps an accurate record of the date and time.@
1137.HELPTEND.
1138
1139
1140.HELPID. 54
1141.TOPICTEXT.Format Fixed Disk Help
1142.HELPTEXT. @ Format Fixed Disk Help
1143&
1144Select this option to format your fixed disk.
1145A partition must be formatted before data can
1146be placed on it.&
1147&
1148Warning :
1149If your fixed disk is already formatted, this option will
1150reformat the disk and destroy all information on
1151the disk. Refer to the "MS-DOS 4.0 Users Guide"
1152book for additional information.@
1153.HELPTEND.
1154
1155
1156.HELPID. 55
1157.TOPICTEXT.Do Not Format Fixed Disk Help
1158.HELPTEXT. @ Do Not Format Fixed Disk Help
1159&
1160Select this option if you do not want to format
1161your fixed disk.@
1162.HELPTEND.
1163
1164
1165.HELPID. 56
1166.TOPICTEXT.Install the MS-DOS Shell Help
1167.HELPTEXT. @ Install the MS-DOS Shell Help
1168&
1169Select this option if you want the MS-DOS Shell
1170to be installed by SELECT onto the target system.&
1171&
1172The MS-DOS Shell lets you choose options from
1173menus instead of typing DOS commands.@
1174.HELPTEND.
1175
1176
1177.HELPID. 57
1178.TOPICTEXT.Do not install the MS-DOS Shell Help
1179.HELPTEXT. @ Do not install the MS-DOS Shell Help
1180&
1181Select this option if you do not want the MS-DOS
1182Shell to be installed by SELECT onto the target
1183system.@
1184.HELPTEND.
1185 \ No newline at end of file