DOS - DISK OPERATING SYSTEM
Why Ms-DOS - Microsoft was the Developer of DOS, Bill gate is Bill gate because he started DOS, mastering DOS moved to Windows 1.0, 2.0 dot dot to Windows VISTA now.. more about windows history on next blog..
Those Black and white DOS days are gone now. Though DOS is obsolate nowadays, the days i leart dos in school still refresh me. i use XP, and still sometimes to remember those good old days START->RUN-> CMD or COMMAND is there. DOS feels so familiar so handy that - no GUI OSes can satisfy the fun of Text User Interface Dos.
Type a command, press enter and boom you're done. sometimes you just wait for 1% to 100% completion or sometimes just take a cofee brake and see ...files copied message. i used to get tired though and DIR written as DTR when press enter DOS doesn't distracts with those BOOM, BLAAA, PYAAAT sounds, just a cute msg seen "BAD COMMAND OR FILENAME", not so bad, i need to sleep now.
LINUX competing with Windows has formed KDE and GNOME desktop enviroments GUIs but those LINUX developers were originally DOS users (no option that time, 1st OS i guess DOS) and couldn't remove type and enter interface. Text Based Bash like [root@bhupal$: ] Prompts and Terminals Serves the fun of DOS use but B/W (Black bg/ White fg text) screen is not there, changed to W/B (White Bg/ Black text).
No more guff-gaff, just get used to dos you'll feel much faster and happier and nearer to OS, ur PC.
it's good to good to start with some terms when knowing dos:
DRIVE
FILE
FILENAME - bhupal.txt , the first file i created in DOS using COPY CON command
ExTENSION - those 3 letters after dot in filename.txt are called ectensions.. generally they characterise a Application related to that file.
common extensions nowadys, .txt, .bat, .doc, .xsl, .mdb, .sql, .html, .php, .vb, .c,.cpp, .cs, .asp, .bmp, dot dot .............
DIRECTORY - Windows call it FOLDER
ROOT-DIRECTORY - the Drive where DOS or the OS is installed is called ROOT run the %SYSTEMROOT% in start->run
CURRENT-DIRECTORY - where u are now?
BOOTING - WARM, COLD - ctrl+alt+del - warmly restarts whereas angry hanged index finger can COLD boot by pressing Re-Start Button in CPU-casing
PROMPT: that C:\> you see is the PROMPT, yea DOS Prompt. Everything is done is this COMMAND INPUT PROMPT.
here is something about dos command
DOS COMMAND
The are two types of command
Internal Command:- Internal command are part of command interpreter or they are built in inside the command Interpreter.
Eg:- ren, date, time, label, vol, prompt, copy, type etc..
External command :- external command are separate executable file.
Eg :- attrib, format, disk copy, disk com etc..
SOME COMMAND DESCRIPTION:
VOL:- it is used to display the disk drive label and serial number. If they exit.
Eg:- vol
VER: it is used to display the version of operating system
Eg:- VER
PROMPT
it is used to change the name of prompt (cmd.exe) command.
Syntax :- PROMPT
&P :- It is represent path.
$T :- Current Time
$d :- Current Date.
ATTRIB
It is use to displays or changes file attributes.
Syntax :- ATTRIB (+R, -R, +S, -S, +H, -H) (DRIVE) (PATH) (FILE NAME)
+ :- To sets an attribute.
- :- To clears an attribute
R :- to read only file attribute
A :- To archive file attribute
S :- To system file Attribute
H :- To hidden file attribute
FORMAT
This command is creates Tracks and Sectors of floppy and hard disk in the floppy so it can be used.
Syntax :- format
Eg:- format d:
DISK COPY
It is used to crate duplicate copy of a diskette (floppy).
Syntax :- disk copy a: b:
target drive
source drive
Note :- if we have a single floppy than use this command.
Syntax :- disk copy a: a:
# insert the source disk (floppy)
# insert the target disk
and press any key to continue…..
the command listed here are just a few in number. you can use HELP command in DOS prompt to know other. Use, re-use to get used to
i don remember the date exactly but my first intro to dos was when i was in class 6. CLS was a dood start, nothing was on the screen and i just was typing CLS times to times to clear.... NO WORK DONE.. ha ha
i went through some sites and they seem very useful to know more about DOS, below are some collected links please check, some might be broken-links bcoz they were noted 8 or 9 or 7 or 6 hya i don rem yrs before.. Check them out at :
http://basiccomputerconcept.blogspot.com
Why Ms-DOS - Microsoft was the Developer of DOS, Bill gate is Bill gate because he started DOS, mastering DOS moved to Windows 1.0, 2.0 dot dot to Windows VISTA now.. more about windows history on next blog..
Those Black and white DOS days are gone now. Though DOS is obsolate nowadays, the days i leart dos in school still refresh me. i use XP, and still sometimes to remember those good old days START->RUN-> CMD or COMMAND is there. DOS feels so familiar so handy that - no GUI OSes can satisfy the fun of Text User Interface Dos.
Type a command, press enter and boom you're done. sometimes you just wait for 1% to 100% completion or sometimes just take a cofee brake and see ...files copied message. i used to get tired though and DIR written as DTR when press enter DOS doesn't distracts with those BOOM, BLAAA, PYAAAT sounds, just a cute msg seen "BAD COMMAND OR FILENAME", not so bad, i need to sleep now.
LINUX competing with Windows has formed KDE and GNOME desktop enviroments GUIs but those LINUX developers were originally DOS users (no option that time, 1st OS i guess DOS) and couldn't remove type and enter interface. Text Based Bash like [root@bhupal$: ] Prompts and Terminals Serves the fun of DOS use but B/W (Black bg/ White fg text) screen is not there, changed to W/B (White Bg/ Black text).
No more guff-gaff, just get used to dos you'll feel much faster and happier and nearer to OS, ur PC.
it's good to good to start with some terms when knowing dos:
DRIVE
FILE
FILENAME - bhupal.txt , the first file i created in DOS using COPY CON command
ExTENSION - those 3 letters after dot in filename.txt are called ectensions.. generally they characterise a Application related to that file.
common extensions nowadys, .txt, .bat, .doc, .xsl, .mdb, .sql, .html, .php, .vb, .c,.cpp, .cs, .asp, .bmp, dot dot .............
DIRECTORY - Windows call it FOLDER
ROOT-DIRECTORY - the Drive where DOS or the OS is installed is called ROOT run the %SYSTEMROOT% in start->run
CURRENT-DIRECTORY - where u are now?
BOOTING - WARM, COLD - ctrl+alt+del - warmly restarts whereas angry hanged index finger can COLD boot by pressing Re-Start Button in CPU-casing
PROMPT: that C:\> you see is the PROMPT, yea DOS Prompt. Everything is done is this COMMAND INPUT PROMPT.
here is something about dos command
DOS COMMAND
The are two types of command
Internal Command:- Internal command are part of command interpreter or they are built in inside the command Interpreter.
Eg:- ren, date, time, label, vol, prompt, copy, type etc..
External command :- external command are separate executable file.
Eg :- attrib, format, disk copy, disk com etc..
SOME COMMAND DESCRIPTION:
VOL:- it is used to display the disk drive label and serial number. If they exit.
Eg:- vol
VER: it is used to display the version of operating system
Eg:- VER
PROMPT
it is used to change the name of prompt (cmd.exe) command.
Syntax :- PROMPT
&P :- It is represent path.
$T :- Current Time
$d :- Current Date.
ATTRIB
It is use to displays or changes file attributes.
Syntax :- ATTRIB (+R, -R, +S, -S, +H, -H) (DRIVE) (PATH) (FILE NAME)
+ :- To sets an attribute.
- :- To clears an attribute
R :- to read only file attribute
A :- To archive file attribute
S :- To system file Attribute
H :- To hidden file attribute
FORMAT
This command is creates Tracks and Sectors of floppy and hard disk in the floppy so it can be used.
Syntax :- format
Eg:- format d:
DISK COPY
It is used to crate duplicate copy of a diskette (floppy).
Syntax :- disk copy a: b:
target drive
source drive
Note :- if we have a single floppy than use this command.
Syntax :- disk copy a: a:
# insert the source disk (floppy)
# insert the target disk
and press any key to continue…..
the command listed here are just a few in number. you can use HELP command in DOS prompt to know other. Use, re-use to get used to
i don remember the date exactly but my first intro to dos was when i was in class 6. CLS was a dood start, nothing was on the screen and i just was typing CLS times to times to clear.... NO WORK DONE.. ha ha
i went through some sites and they seem very useful to know more about DOS, below are some collected links please check, some might be broken-links bcoz they were noted 8 or 9 or 7 or 6 hya i don rem yrs before.. Check them out at :
http://basiccomputerconcept.blogspot.com
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