DOS for Dummies Quick Reference - Softcover

Harvey, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568849885 ISBN 13: 9781568849881

Publisher: For Dummies, 1996

Synopsis

Now you can have all the DOS commands and step-by-step instructions for common tasks right at your fingertips. With DOS For Dummies Quick Reference, 2nd Edition, you don't have to waste time looking for things the way you do with big reference books. Just turn to the command you need, and you find a complete description -- along with information on associated variables and options -- and even examples of the command in action. Plus, you are sure to appreciate the book's comb binding, which allows the book to lie flat, so that you don't have to try to hold it open while typing and moving your mouse.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Fast answers to frequently asked questions

DOS essentials at your fingertips! If you like your answers quick and your information up to date, look no further. With this concise, superbly organized reference, you get easy-to-follow explanations on just about every DOS command — from modifying file attributes to changing volume labels — as well as details on using DOS with Windows 98 and avoiding troublesome viruses.

The Dummies Way™ Concise, "get it done" information Helpful alphabetical organization Convenient lay-flat binding Icons and other navigational aids A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

About the Author Greg Harvey, the author of over 50 computer books, has had a long career of teaching business people in the use of IBM PC, Windows, and Macintosh software application programs. From 1983 to 1988, he conducted hands-on computer software training for corporate business users with a variety of training companies (including his own, PC Teach). From 1988 to 1992, he taught university classes in Lotus 1-2-3 and Introduction to Database Management Technology (using dBASE) in the Department of Information Systems at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. In mid-1993, Greg started a new multimedia publishing venture, mind over media, Inc. As a multimedia developer and computer book author, he hopes to enliven his future online computer books by making them into true interactive learning experiences that will vastly enrich and improve the training of users of all skill levels. Visit his Web site at www.mindovermedia.com and send him your feedback on this book at gharvey@mindovermedia.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568849885
• ISBN 13: 9781568849881
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208