Tandy 1200 HD - Chapter 2: Telling DOS What To Do

CHAPTER 2 .
TELLING DOS WHAT TO DO
Page
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
INTRODUCTION
................................. 2-1
AN INTRODUCTION TO DOS
................. 2-3
Memory And Storage ........................ 2-3
Working With DOS
......................... 2-3
The Default Drive
........................... 2-4
Default Options
.............................. 2-5
THE KEYBOARD
................................ 2-6
Zone
1. The Alphanumeric Keys: ...... 2.7
Zone 2. The Control Keys:
........... 2-8
Zone
3. The CursodNumber Pad Keys: . . 2-8
Zone
4. The Function Keys: .......... 2-9
The Four Keyboard Zones
.................. 2-7
Some Comments Regarding Special Keys
2- 10
SPECIAL DOS TASKS .......................... 2-15
To Stop A Command ........................ 2-15
To Correct Typing Errors
................... 2-16
To Enter A Command ....................... 2-18
To Print What Is On The Screen ........... 2-19
To Print While You Type
................... 2-20
To Stop A Moving Display
................. 2-21
To Start DOS Again (System Reset) ....... 2-22
To Change The Default Drive
.............. 2-23
HOW TO NAME FILES ......................... 2-25
More About Files ............................ 2-25
File Names
................................... 2-25
Base Name
................................. 2-26
Extensions ................................. 2-26