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DOS setup routine
The routine that sets up the system configuration of your DOS client.
The setup routine records the system’s built-in features (add-on boards, hard
drives, disk drives, ports, math-coprocessor) and available system memory.
It also lets you set date and time, password, and keyboard speed.
The system configuration is accessed from the reference diskette (for IBM
PS/2 systems) or from the setup or user diagnostics diskette (for most other
systems).
Instructions for running the DOS setup routine are usually contained in the
introduction to your PC’s operations guide.
DOS version
The version number and name of the kind of DOS you are using (Novell
DOS 7.0, MS DOS 6.0, etc.).
Different machine types use different versions of DOS that are generally not
compatible. You can determine the version of DOS your machine is using by
executing the VER command at the DOS prompt.
Since all DOS versions have identically-named utilities and command
interpreters the files for different DOS versions cannot be stored in the same
directory.
See also: “Login scripts.”
Drive
Physical drive. A storage device that data is written to and read from, such as
a disk drive or tape drive. A drive that is physically contained in or attached
to a workstation is called a local drive.
Logical drive. An identification for a specific directory located on a disk
drive. For example, network drives point to a directory on the network,
rather than to a local disk.