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I have always wanted all of this information in ONE place. Which
options? versions? Was that
Windows NT4?
95?
2K?
DOS3.3? However, I
was forever jumping from site-to-site or file-to-file.
I wanted:
- Simple HTML (no tables) <DL>/<DT>/<DD> and <PRE>
- A single file per command, containing ALL its versions and which
options where added with which version.
- Hyperlink all command parameters and options.
- Both syntax-only and descriptive lists, so I have both.
- Additional examples (thanks Benny).
- Equivalent BASH commands (thanks Simon).
- Small (less than 50Kb) HTML pages (ONLY 9 of the files exceed this!)
- And Later: Searchable, so I built a Compiled HtmlHelp (.CHM) version.
Microsoft has tried to made it easy to know some of the
commands... I want to thank Microsoft, IBM and the people (some of
which are referenced below) that have tried to keep up with the MANY
flavors of the commands and operating systems.
YOU CANNOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITHOUT THOSE THAT CAME
BEFORE. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing
on the shoulders of giants." -- Isaac Newton
If you find any mistakes herein, they are most likely mine. I
did my best...B-) If you have any corrections or suggestions,
please let me know:
Rick Lively.
What's missing: (anybody have these?)
- PC-DOS 6.3, 7, 2000
- DR-DOS ALL
- 4DOS ALL
- Windows 3x versions 1.0 through 3.0
Included:
- Configuration (CONFIG.SYS)
- MS-DOS versions 1.0 through 8.0
- PC-DOS versions 1.0 through 6.22
- Windows 3x versions 3.10 through 3.11
- Windows 9x versions 95, 98, ME
- Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003 Server
Some wide-world-web sites:
- The DOS Quick Reference by Microsoft (download) (1986) DOSREF.EXE
- TECH HELP! (DOS HELP! 3.3a, 1987) by Flambeaux Software TECHHELP.ZIP
- The Best of DOS HELP! (1992) by Ziff-Davis and Flambeaux Software DOSHELP.ZIP
- Programmer's Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC by Dave Williams (1992) DOSREF22.ZIP
- Re: Is there a list of dos & windows undocumented features??? (1995) QWEMAN3
- The History of DOS (1998) Paroxysm (Black Sun Research Facility)
- Shhh! The Undocumented DOS Commands v1.06 (1999) Kevtronics
- 20 YEARS OF DOS HISTORY 1980 to 2000 (2000) Jim Hall
- http://lf.8k.com Laura Fairhead
- MS-DOS History (2000) Marcus Houlden
- Using MS-Dos7 Commands (2003) Laurence Soucy (Bob Watson)
- cambrian college (2000) Greg B. Cooper
- Timeline 1980-1993 (2001) M Comerford ~ PowerLoad
- NOTES ON MS-DOS 6.22 + BATCH programming on Win9X (2003) Benny Stilling Pedersen
- MS-DOS v6.22 Help: Command Reference (2002) Vernon J. Frazee
- The History of DOS (2001) Chris Jones
- COMMAND.COM, SHELL and COMSPEC (2001) Rob Vander Woude
- NT Commands (2001) Simon Sheppard
- Microsoft Windows History (2002) Computer Hope
- DOS Usage Information HelpFixMyPC.com
- sandpile.org -- IA-32 architecture -- CPUID (2003) Christian Ludloff
- Alphabetical List of Tools tburke
- AXCEL216's MAX Speeed WinDOwS ©Tricks + Secrets (2003) George G.
- MS-DOS 5.0 Internal and External Commands (2003) Microsoft
- Windows 2000 Professional (2003) Microsoft
- Windows 2000 Server (2003) Microsoft
- Windows 2000 Advanced server (2003) Microsoft
- Windows 2000 Datacenter server (2003) Microsoft
- Windows XP Professional (2003) Microsoft
- Windows 2003 Command-line reference A-Z 2005 Microsoft
Last Updated: 2006/12/01
Direct corrections or suggestions to:
Rick Lively