Intro to MS-DOS
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The prompt PCs started at before Windows: DIR, CD, COPY, TYPE, wildcards and your own batch file. 16 levels on a live 1994 machine.
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1
Hello, MS-DOS
Meet the C:\> prompt and make the computer say something.
2
Which Version?
Ask the machine what it is.
3
What Is on the Disk?
List everything in the top folder of drive C.
4
Reading a DIR Listing
Work out what those columns are telling you.
5
Making a Folder
Create a folder of your own.
6
Moving In
Walk into a folder and watch the prompt change.
7
Finding Your Way Back
Climb up a level, then jump straight to the top.
8
Making a File
Create a file without opening an editor at all.
9
Reading a File
Print a file to the screen.
10
Adding to a File
Add a line without wiping out what is already there.
11
Copying a File
Make a spare copy before you change something.
12
Renaming a File
Give a file a different name.
13
Wildcards
Talk about a whole group of files at once.
14
Deleting a File
Remove a file you no longer want, carefully.
15
Searching Inside a File
Look for a word without reading the whole file.
16
Your First Batch File
Teach the computer a command of your own.