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1-2 Introduction

4-58 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Examples To show this prompt Current directory is drive:\path; Ready for <command> enter PROMPT Current director

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-59 REM (REMark) Batch File, Internal Command The REM command has two purposes: to allow comments in a batch or CONFIG.S

4-60 ROM-DOS Internal Commands REN (REName) Internal Command The REN command changes the name of a file. Syntax REN [drive:][path]filename1 filename

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-61 RMDIR (ReMove DIRectory) Internal Command The RMDIR command removes (deletes) a specified empty subdirectory. Syntax

4-62 ROM-DOS Internal Commands ROMDISK External Command The ROMDISK command is used to create a ROM-DISK, similar to a RAM-DISK. This utility is cov

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-63 SET Internal Command The SET command sets, displays, or removes environment variables. Syntax SET [variable = [stri

4-64 ROM-DOS Internal Commands SHELL CONFIG.SYS Command The SHELL command allows you to specify a command interpreter other than the default COMMAND.

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-65 SHIFT Batch File, Internal Command The SHIFT command moves each replaceable parameter for a batch file one position

4-66 ROM-DOS Internal Commands STACKS CONFIG.SYS Command The STACKS command enables the dynamic use of data stacks to handle hardware and software in

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-67 SUBMENU CONFIG.SYS Command The SUBMENU command defines a menu item that represents a secondary menu when selected.

DOS Basics 2-1 DOS BASICS Files, Directories, and Command Line Entries Naming Files A file is a defined set of related information that your comput

4-68 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Example [MENU] menuitem=Word_Proc, Word Processing menuitem=Network, Network submenu=Research, Research and Developmen

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-69 SWITCHES CONFIG.SYS Command The SWITCHES command allows special CONFIG.SYS file options. Syntax SWITCHES=[/k][/n][/

4-70 ROM-DOS Internal Commands TIME Internal Command The TIME command displays the current time as shown on the system’s internal clock. Allows rese

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-71 ROM-DOS displays the time according to the 24-hour clock with the a or p indicator to show AM or PM. The AM / PM in

4-72 ROM-DOS Internal Commands TRUENAME Internal Command The TRUENAME command displays the actual path of virtual drives created with SUBST, network

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-73 TYPE Internal Command The TYPE command displays the contents of a text file on the screen. Syntax TYPE [drive:][pat

4-74 ROM-DOS Internal Commands VER Internal Command The VER command displays the version number of the ROM-DOS in use and allows revision of this ver

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-75 VERIFY Internal Command The VERIFY command displays or modifies the VERIFY state. Syntax VERIFY [ON | OFF] Remarks

4-76 ROM-DOS Internal Commands VERSION.SYS CONFIG.SYS Command VERSION.SYS modifies the version number that ROM-DOS reports. This device performs the

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-77 VOL Internal Command The VOL command displays the volume label on a specified disk. Syntax VOL [drive:] Remarks If

2-2 DOS Basics File names range from one to eight characters in length and consist of any combination of letters, numbers, and the following symbols:

4-78 ROM-DOS Internal Commands

Utility Descriptions 5-1 UTILITY DESCRIPTIONS ROM-DOS Utilities Command Descriptions The following pages provide a description of ROM-DOS external

5-2 Utility Descriptions ANSI.SYS ANSI.SYS is a console device driver that allows you to support ANSI codes on the local display. Syntax Device=ANSI

Utility Descriptions 5-3 ATTRIB The ATTRIB command either displays or modifies the attributes of a file or directory. Syntax ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A

5-4 Utility Descriptions ATTRIB -a -r *.dat Removes the Read Only attribute and the Archive attribute of all files with the .DAT extension. ATTRIB *.

Utility Descriptions 5-5 CHKDSK (CHecK DiSK) The CHKDSK command checks the disk directories and File Allocation Table (FAT) and displays a disk and

5-6 Utility Descriptions If a filename is used, then CHKDSK displays all files matching that specification that have noncontiguous data areas on the

Utility Descriptions 5-7 CHOICE The CHOICE command allows a user to select between different options during the processing of a batch file. Syntax

5-8 Utility Descriptions If the text argument is added CHOICE /c:ync Please select Yes, No, or Continue the display will be: Please select Yes, No, o

Utility Descriptions 5-9 :timeout tmout.exe goto end :update updat.exe goto end :timein tmin.exe goto end :end

DOS Basics 2-3 It is possible to have several files with the same file name but different extensions. ROM-DOS searches for and accesses the file n

5-10 Utility Descriptions COMM The COMM communications program provides the ability to communicate with a remote ROM-DOS system. COMM supports Xmode

Utility Descriptions 5-11 An additional environment variable for time zones is also supported. The TZ variable allows you compensate for time zone

5-12 Utility Descriptions On a desktop PC running Windows programs, such as Hyper Terminal, determining the time zone is part of the setup of the ope

Utility Descriptions 5-13 Command Description PgUp Sends a file to a remote computer, giving you the option of either Xmodem or ASCII file transf

5-14 Utility Descriptions COMMAND The COMMAND command starts a new command processor. Syntax COMMAND[device][/e:number][/k filename][/p] [/c string]

Utility Descriptions 5-15 The /c string switch causes COMMAND to execute the command in string and then terminate. The string command can be any i

5-16 Utility Descriptions Option Description /C Prevents prompting for confirmation. DEFRAG does not prompt for confirmation when run from a batch

Utility Descriptions 5-17 DELTREE The DELTREE command deletes one or more directory trees or individual files. Syntax DELTREE [/Y] [drive:]path [[

5-18 Utility Descriptions DISKCOPY The DISKCOPY command copies the entire contents of one floppy disk to another. Syntax DISKCOPY drive1: drive2: [/

Utility Descriptions 5-19 DISPLAY DISPLAY is a device driver that allows you to view international letters and symbols (code pages) on EGA and VGA

2-4 DOS Basics Moving around the Directory Tree When the computer is first turned on, ROM-DOS boots into the root directory. From the root, you can

5-20 Utility Descriptions DUMP DUMP is a utility that dumps out the contents of memory or the contents of a file. Syntax dump filename [offset] [len

Utility Descriptions 5-21 EGA.CPI/EGA3.CPI EGA.CPI and EGA3.CPI are font data files for use with the international video display driver, DISPLAY.SY

5-22 Utility Descriptions EMM386 The EMM386 device driver enables expanded memory support for systems capable of supporting expanded memory, such as

Utility Descriptions 5-23 The I=xxxx-yyyy option tells EMM386 to include UMBs in the range specified by xxxx-yyyy. The X= xxxx-yyyy option tells E

5-24 Utility Descriptions The LOW argument prevents the relocation of EMM386 into the first UMB with sufficient size to hold it. EMM386 remains in c

Utility Descriptions 5-25 DEVICE = EMM386.EXE ROM=F000-FFFF Specifies an address range for EMM386 to use for shadow RAM. The ROM represented by th

5-26 Utility Descriptions FIND The FIND command displays lines, within a disk file, that contain a specified string of characters. Syntax FIND [/V]

Utility Descriptions 5-27 FIND /C ROM-DOS MANUAL.TXT ...MANUAL.TXT: 105 Displays a count of the lines in the file MANUAL.TXT that contain the str

5-28 Utility Descriptions FORMAT The FORMAT command initializes a disk so ROM-DOS can access files on that disk. A disk must be formatted before ROM

Utility Descriptions 5-29 The /Q option causes FORMAT to do a quick format. A quick format reinitializes the disk, deleting each file and subdirec

DOS Basics 2-5 Using Wildcard Characters without Long File name Support To simplify a task performed on a large group of similarly named files, use

5-30 Utility Descriptions HIMEM The HIMEM.SYS device driver manages extended memory and the High Memory Area (HMA) in a 286, 386 or greater, or PS/2

Utility Descriptions 5-31 Alternately, /CONTROLA20:OFF instructs HIMEM to not detect the control method for the A20 line and assumes the A20 line i

5-32 Utility Descriptions Device = C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /machine:1 Forces the use of the AT-style A20 line control. The HIMEM driver fails to load when e

Utility Descriptions 5-33 KEYB The KEYB command allows you to alter the keyboard layout for a different language or nationality. Syntax KEYB KEYB

5-34 Utility Descriptions Examples KEYB GR KEYB GR,437 KEYB GR,,C:\TOOLS\KEYBOARD.SYS Each of these commands establishes a German keyboard layout. T

Utility Descriptions 5-35 KEYBOARD.SYS /KEYBRD2.SYS KEYBOARD.SYS and KEYBRD2.SYS are keyboard code page data files for use with the international k

5-36 Utility Descriptions LABEL The LABEL command sets or deletes a disk volume label. Syntax LABEL [drive:] [volume string] Remarks The volume str

Utility Descriptions 5-37 MEM The MEM command displays the used and free memory in your system. Syntax MEM [/B | /C | /R] Remarks Options Descript

5-38 Utility Descriptions MODE The MODE command modifies the operation of the printer, serial port, and active video display. Syntax MODE LPT#[:]=CO

Utility Descriptions 5-39 bw40 — For a color graphics adapter with color disabled and 40 characters per line. bw80 — For a color graphics adapter

2-6 DOS Basics Using Wildcard Characters with Long File name Support To simplify a task performed on a large group of similarly named files, use wild

5-40 Utility Descriptions MORE The MORE command displays a text file one screen at a time. Syntax MORE [filename] or command | MORE Remarks The i

Utility Descriptions 5-41 MOVE The MOVE command moves files and renames files and directories. Syntax To move one or more files: MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [

5-42 Utility Descriptions NED The NED editor is a menu-based text editor you can use with ROM-DOS. This editor is similar to other editors but has s

Utility Descriptions 5-43 Basic Editor Operation NED uses the standard Windows interface for cut, copy, and paste operations. Del and Shift+Del bo

5-44 Utility Descriptions sequence can be played by selecting Play Macro or by pressing ALT. Keyboard bindings are saved in NED.CFG in the same dire

Utility Descriptions 5-45 Ctrl+I Insert tab (same as Tab) Ctrl+J Page down Ctrl+K Toggle block mode (for cutting to clipboard) Ctrl+L Delete th

5-46 Utility Descriptions Default Hot Keys Many of the editor commands can be accessed directly by pressing key combinations. For example, press Alt+

Utility Descriptions 5-47 Key Function Ctrl+N Read a file into a new buffer Ctrl+Left Arrow Left one word Ctrl+P Move to the previous positio

5-48 Utility Descriptions PRINT The PRINT command prints a single file or a list of files. Syntax PRINT [/drive:] [filename] [/options] Remarks PRI

Utility Descriptions 5-49 The /F option sets the maximum number of files to be queued up at one time. The default number of files is ten. The min

DOS Basics 2-7 System Prompt After the execution of each command, ROM-DOS displays the system prompt indicating that it is ready for the next instr

5-50 Utility Descriptions RSZ RSZ.EXE is a Zmodem file transfer utility used to transfer files over a serial port to another machine running the Zmod

Utility Descriptions 5-51 Option Description /S Send the specified files using Zmodem protocol. Wildcards are allowed. /V Verbose switch forces

5-52 Utility Descriptions TZ (Time Zones) An additional environment variable for time zones is also supported. The TZ variable allows you compensate

Utility Descriptions 5-53 On a desktop PC running Windows programs, such as HyperTerminal, determining the time zone is part of the setup of the op

5-54 Utility Descriptions SHARE The SHARE command installs the capabilities for file sharing and file locking on your hard disk. Syntax SHARE [/L:nn

Utility Descriptions 5-55 INSTALL=C:\UTILS\SHARE.EXE /l:30 Installs SHARE from the CONFIG.SYS file and changes the maximum number of locked files t

5-56 Utility Descriptions SMARTDRV The SMARTDRV command provides disk and diskette cacheing. This is a memory resident program that speeds up your s

Utility Descriptions 5-57 Option Description /E: ElementSize Specifies how many bytes of information to move at one time./B: BufferSize Specifies

5-58 Utility Descriptions SORT The SORT command sorts a text file and displays the output to the standard device. Syntax SORT [/R] [/+n] [[drive1:][

Utility Descriptions 5-59 STACKDEV.SYS The STACKDEV.SYS command is used to increase the number of stacks available for IRQ handlers and Int13h. Th

2-8 DOS Basics The last command entered on the command line is stored in a command line buffer. You can recall and edit the contents of this buffer

5-60 Utility Descriptions SUBST The SUBST command allows one drive to appear as another drive. This is useful for creating a consistent drive letter

Utility Descriptions 5-61 SYS The SYS command copies the ROM-DOS system files ROM-DOS.SYS and COMMAND.COM from the disk in the default drive to the

5-62 Utility Descriptions The third method uses the file ROM-DOS.SYS, the equivalent of the hidden system files IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM. ROM-DOS.S

Utility Descriptions 5-63 TRANSFER TRANSFER is a file-exchange utility that allows embedded systems to upload and download files over a serial link

5-64 Utility Descriptions Option Description /B# Sets the baud rate. The rate number may be 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 1

Utility Descriptions 5-65 This example sends the file JUNK.ABC over COM4 at 1200 baud, using IRQ 11. A:>transfer /s /B1200 /COM4 /IRQ11 junk.abc

5-66 Utility Descriptions TREE The TREE command displays each subdirectory and, optionally, the files within them for a specified drive. Syntax TREE

Utility Descriptions 5-67 UMBLINK.EXE UMBLINK builds upper memory blocks (UMBs) which have a distinct MCB chain and may or may not be linked into t

5-68 Utility Descriptions VDISK VDISK is a device driver that allows you to use RAM as a disk. Syntax device = VDISK [size [secs[dirs]]] [/E] Remark

Utility Descriptions 5-69 Examples device = VDISK.SYS Builds a 64KB RAM disk in DOS memory. device = C:\DOS\VDISK.SYS 220 /E Builds a 220KB RAM di

DOS Basics 2-9 Output Redirection The syntax for redirecting output to a file is > filename When this is added to the end of the command line, s

5-70 Utility Descriptions XCOPY The XCOPY command copies multiple files and, optionally, subdirectories from one disk to another. Syntax XCOPY sourc

Utility Descriptions 5-71 The /S option copies files in subdirectories of the source directory. The /V option verifies each write to the disk. The

5-72 Utility Descriptions

Servers 6-1 SERVERS Serial File Server With these utilities, the client machine can access some or all of the drives of the server machine throug

6-2 Servers Option Description /B# Selects the baud rate for transmission. Available baud rates are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57

Servers 6-3 The syntax for unloading SERLINK is: SERLINK.EXE /U Option Description /U Unloads SERLINK from memory, thereby disabling the drive le

6-4 Servers Remote Disk Program The remote disk program allows you to access a disk drive on a remote system via a serial cable and standard PC-styl

Servers 6-5 Option Description /IRQn Set the IRQ for the communications port. Valid settings are 3 – 15. Default is IRQ3 for COM 2 and COM4, an

6-6 Servers Option Description /Bnnnn Selects the baud rate for transmission. Available baud rates are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 3840

Servers 6-7 Using the Remote Disk To use the remote disk, both REMDISK and REMSERV must be running on their respective systems and must use the sa

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2-10 DOS Basics Batch File names When naming batch files, use the .BAT extension on the file name. This extension tells ROM-DOS to execute the batch

6-8 Servers

Glossary A-1 GLOSSARY Address Mask (also referred to as NetMask) A bit mask used to select bits from an IP address for subnet addressing. The ma

A-2 Glossary Baud Literally, the number of times per second the signal can change on a transmission line. Commonly, the transmission line uses only

Glossary A-3 DOS kernel The DOS kernel is the part of DOS that handles a standard DOS call (Int 21h). It handles opening, reading/writing of fil

A-4 Glossary POST Power On Self-Test – a test performed by the BIOS that checks the computer hardware for problems before fully initializing the comp

ii Index INDEX % symbol how to use in a batch file, 2-11 ; sign using in a batch file, 4-4 using in CONFIG.SYS, 4-4 ? symbol using to pause CONFIG.S

ii Index Batch files bypassing commands in, 3-6 clearing the display, 4-11 commands that can be used in, 2-11 disabling the user prompt, 5-7 how to

Index iii COM ports changing configuration with MODE, 5-38 COMMAND command using to start the command processor, 5-14 Command interpreter loading ot

iv Index using INCLUDE for multiple-user setups, 4-41 using to install device drivers, 4-23, 4-24, 4-44 using to set for multiple users, 4-47, 4-49

Index v DATE command using to display/set the date, 4-19 DEL command using to erase disk files, 4-21 DELTREE command using to erase disk files, 5-17

DOS Basics 2-11 Batch File Command Line Parameters A batch file may use parameters placed on the command line. Insert these parameters as argument

vi Index Disk files checking free disk space, 5-5 definition of, 2-1 displaying directory contents, 4-25, 4-72, 5-66 displaying text using MORE, 5-4

Index vii ECHO command using to display batch file messages/commands, 4-29 EGA.CPI, 5-21 EMM386.EXE using to support expanded memory, 5-22 Environme

viii Index using DIR to list directory contents, 4-25 using DISKCOPY to create entire disk, 5-18 using ERASE to delete, 4-31 using in place of keybo

Index ix Keyboard layout loading different countries with KEYB, 3-11 setting for different countries, 3-11 Keyboard layouts altering with KEYB, 5-33

x Index MORE command using when displaying text files, 5-40 MOVE command using to move/rename new files/directories, 5-41 Moving files using MOVE to

Index xi RMDIR command using to delete a directory/subdirectory, 4-61 RMDIR/RD command using to delete an empty directory, 4-61 ROM-DOS changing the

xii Index Time settings changing with the TIME command, 4-70 TREE command using to list directories/subdirectories, 4-72, 5-66 TSR, 4-42 TSR program

2-12 DOS Basics For example, you may often run a program named MY_INFO1 followed by a program named MY_INFO2, both of which display a screen of infor

DOS Basics 2-13 Command Summary Following are brief descriptions of all ROM-DOS commands, including batch file commands. Command Description ? CO

2-14 DOS Basics Command Description DEL Deletes specified files. DELTREE Deletes one or more directory trees or individual files. DEVICE Installs

DOS Basics 2-15 Command Description GOTO Batch file command. Moves control to a specified line in the batch file. HELP Lists all available ROM-

2-16 DOS Basics Command Description MORE Displays a text file one screen at a time. MOVE Moves files and renames files and directories. NED A DOS

DOS Basics 2-17 Command Description SORT Utility that sorts text files and displays the output to the standard device. STACKDEV Increases the nu

2-18 DOS Basics

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-1 CONFIGURING ROM-DOS Basic Configuration Certain standard settings for your system’s operation can be stored in a file named C

Table of Contents i CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 1-1 About ROM-DOS...

3-2 Configuring ROM-DOS To define multiple configurations within the CONFIG.SYS file, you first need to define a startup menu. Each menu item repres

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-3 A sample menu block might look as follows: [MENU] menuitem=Research, Research and Development menuitem=WP, Word Processing me

3-4 Configuring ROM-DOS To continue the above example, the configuration blocks might appear as follows: [COMMON] device=c:\romdos\himem.sys dos=high

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-5 Extending Menu Items to AUTOEXEC.BAT The defined name of the menu item you have chosen becomes the value of the environment v

3-6 Configuring ROM-DOS Bypassing CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT Commands ROM-DOS offers the capability to bypass some or all of the commands in your AU

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-7 2. As the above message is being displayed, press the F8 key to display the first command in the CONFIG.SYS file. 3. For ea

3-8 Configuring ROM-DOS Configuring ROM-DOS for International Use You can configure ROM-DOS to conform to local conventions for date, time, and curre

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-9 Country Code Code Page Alternative Code Page Australia 061 437 850 Belgium 032 850 437 Brazil 055 850 437 Canadian-Fr

3-10 Configuring ROM-DOS Changing Country Conventions The command to instruct ROM-DOS to use German conventions, for example, is COUNTRY=049 The COUN

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-11 Displaying Different Code Pages To display a code page other than the hardware code page, you must load DISPLAY.SYS in CONFI

ii Table of Contents Environment Variables... 3-7 Configuring ROM-DOS for Internati

3-12 Configuring ROM-DOS Most countries have two valid code pages. If you do not specify a code page, the default code page is used. Following are

Configuring ROM-DOS 3-13 After you have loaded KEYB, your keyboard layout reflects the country you chose. You can switch back to the US keyboard lay

3-14 Configuring ROM-DOS Note that the keyboard code page could be set to not match the display code page. This can lead to confusion, as the keyboa

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-1 ROM-DOS INTERNAL COMMANDS Internal Command Descriptions The following pages provide a complete description of each RO

4-2 ROM-DOS Internal Commands ? The question mark (?) command directs ROM-DOS to pause and ask for confirmation before processing the command. Plac

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-3 @ Internal Command The @ sign command prevents a single command in a batch file from being echoed to the screen as th

4-4 ROM-DOS Internal Commands ; Internal Command The semicolon (;) command has two purposes: to allow comments in a batch or CONFIG.SYS file, and to

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-5 BREAK Internal Command The BREAK command expands the list of operations that can be stopped by pressing Ctrl+C or Ctr

4-6 ROM-DOS Internal Commands BUFFERS CONFIG.SYS Command ROM-DOS has internal buffers to temporarily hold data read from the disk. Increasing the nu

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-7 BUILD External Command The BUILD command is used to create a ROM-DOS kernel with customized options. This is a menu

Table of Contents iii ERASE...4-31 EXIT...

4-8 ROM-DOS Internal Commands CALL Batch File, Internal Command The CALL command invokes execution of a secondary batch file without exiting the prim

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-9 CHDIR (CHange DIRectory) Internal Command The CHDIR command changes the current directory. Syntax CHDIR [drive:][pat

4-10 ROM-DOS Internal Commands The following examples use this directory tree structure: CD D:\TEST\NEW Moves you into the subdirectory named NEW, lo

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-11 CLS (CLear Screen) Internal Command The CLS command clears the monitor to display a blank screen. Syntax CLS Remark

4-12 ROM-DOS Internal Commands COPY Internal Command The COPY command copies a file or set of files to a specified destination: another disk, another

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-13 COPY device [drive:][path]filename[/option] The device is the source such as a keyboard or console, the output of wh

4-14 ROM-DOS Internal Commands /-Y confirms the copy of one file over the existing file of the same name. This option overrides the setting made by t

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-15 COPY JAN.DAT + FEB.DAT + MAR.DAT QTR1.DAT Copies the files JAN.DAT, FEB.DAT, and MAR.DAT in sequence into the single

4-16 ROM-DOS Internal Commands COUNTRY CONFIG.SYS Command ROM-DOS supports multiple country formats for time, date, and currency, and other basic cou

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-17 The first COUNTRY command above uses codes page 850, by default, for sorting and case conversion. The second COUNTR

iv Table of Contents STACKS...4-66 SUBMENU...

4-18 ROM-DOS Internal Commands CTTY (Change TeleTYpe) Internal Command The CTTY command directs input and output to a different device other than you

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-19 DATE Internal Command The DATE command displays the current date (month, day, year) as known to ROM-DOS and also all

4-20 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Alternatively, you may skip the display and prompting by entering the current date on the command line. To enter June

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-21 DEL (DELete) Internal Command The DEL command deletes a specified file or set of files. Syntax DEL [drive:][path]fi

4-22 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Examples DEL A:*.DOC /P Deletes all files on the A: drive with a .DOC extension. Before each file is deleted, you are

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-23 DEVICE CONFIG.SYS Command The DEVICE command installs a device driver. Syntax DEVICE = [drive] [path] driver name [

4-24 ROM-DOS Internal Commands DEVICEHIGH CONFIG.SYS Command The DEVICEHIGH command loads an installable device driver into the upper memory area, if

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-25 DIR (DIRectory) Internal Command The DIR command displays a list of the files that are in a specific directory. Synt

4-26 ROM-DOS Internal Commands The /P option selects page mode, which makes ROM-DOS pause the display each time the screen is full. Press any key to

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-27 The values for rows and columns only have an affect when you use the /P or /W options with the DIR command. The /P

Table of Contents v FORMAT ...5-28 HIMEM...

4-28 ROM-DOS Internal Commands DOS CONFIG.SYS Command ROM-DOS can be loaded into an upper portion of memory referred to as the High Memory Area (HMA)

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-29 ECHO Batch File, Internal Command The ECHO command controls whether ROM-DOS commands and other messages are displaye

4-30 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Examples ECHO This batch file moves files ECHO to another directory. A batch file message with more than one line. ECH

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-31 ERASE Internal Command The ERASE command deletes a specified file or set of files. Syntax ERASE [drive:][path]filen

4-32 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Examples ERASE MYLETTER.DOC MYLETTER.DOC, Delete (Y/N)? Erases the file MYLETTER.DOC from the current default subdir

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-33 EXIT Internal Command The EXIT command exits a secondary nested ROM-DOS operation and returns control of the system

4-34 ROM-DOS Internal Commands FCBS CONFIG.SYS Command The FCBS command allows you to specify the number of File Control Blocks (FCBs) open at one ti

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-35 FILES CONFIG.SYS Command The FILES command specifies the maximum number of files that may be open at one time. Synta

4-36 ROM-DOS Internal Commands FOR Batch File Command The FOR command allows repeated execution of a ROM-DOS command applied to a set of files. Synta

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-37 GOTO Batch File, Internal Command The GOTO subcommand transfers control to another line of the batch file. Syntax G

vi Table of Contents Remote Disk Program... 6-5 Server Program...

4-38 ROM-DOS Internal Commands HELP Internal Command The HELP command provides on-line help of each ROM-DOS command. Syntax HELP command Remarks Th

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-39 IF Batch File Command The IF subcommand allows conditional execution of commands. Syntax IF [NOT] condition command

4-40 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Examples IF ERRORLEVEL 15 GOTO EXIT Will GOTO the :EXIT label if the ERRORLEVEL was equal to or greater than 15. IF %1

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-41 INCLUDE CONFIG.SYS Command The INCLUDE command includes the contents of one configuration block into another. The i

4-42 ROM-DOS Internal Commands INSTALL CONFIG.SYS Command The INSTALL command loads Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs during CONFIG.SYS proc

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-43 LASTDRIVE CONFIG.SYS Command The LASTDRIVE command sets the maximum number of drives. Syntax LASTDRIVE = letter Rem

4-44 ROM-DOS Internal Commands LOADHIGH CONFIG.SYS, Internal Command The LOADHIGH command loads an executable or TSR program into the upper memory ar

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-45 MENUCOLOR CONFIG.SYS Command The MENUCOLOR command allows you to set the text and background colors for the startup

4-46 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Color Values: 0 – Black 1 – Blue 2 – Green 3 – Cyan 4 – Red 5 – Magenta 6 – Brown 7 – White 8 – G

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-47 MENUDEFAULT CONFIG.SYS Command The MENUDEFAULT command allows you to set the default menu-item choice and a time-out

Introduction 1-1 INTRODUCTION Datalight ROM-DOS is the operating system that runs on the Monarch Pathfinder Ultra Gold 6037EX printer. About RO

4-48 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Makes the Word_Proc configuration block the default menu item. If you fail to make a selection within 20 seconds, the

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-49 MENUITEM CONFIG.SYS Command The MENUITEM command allows you to specify an item on the startup menu. This command ca

4-50 ROM-DOS Internal Commands Examples [MENU] menuitem=Word_Proc, Word Processing menuitem=Network, Network menuitem=Research, Research and Developm

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-51 MKDIR (MaKe DIRectory) Internal Command The MKDIR command creates a new subdirectory. Syntax MKDIR [drive:][path]su

4-52 ROM-DOS Internal Commands NEWFILE CONFIG.SYS Command The NEWFILE command allows you to continue CONFIG.SYS file processing from a new file. The

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-53 the NEWFILE= statement. This can be used in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file for further boot-up decision-making. Examples NEWFI

4-54 ROM-DOS Internal Commands NUMLOCK CONFIG.SYS Command The NUMLOCK command sets the Num Lock key on the keyboard to ON or OFF when your computer s

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-55 PATH Internal Command The PATH command sets the search path for command files that are not in the current directory.

4-56 ROM-DOS Internal Commands PAUSE Batch File, Internal Command The PAUSE command suspends the execution of a batch file and resumes operation when

ROM-DOS Internal Commands 4-57 PROMPT Internal Command The PROMPT command changes the ROM-DOS command prompt. Syntax PROMPT [text] [$character] [$