Peter Norton's Complete Guide to DOS 6.22 [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 1994

This classic bestseller uses a clear, friendly style to introduce beginners to the DOS shell and DOS commands. For more advanced users, Norton Notes and other tips are included to bring them to a new level of expertise.

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This classic bestseller uses a clear, friendly style to introduce beginners to the DOS shell and DOS commands. For more advanced users, Norton Notes and other tips are included to bring them to a new level of expertise.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1200 pages
• Publisher: Sams (December 19, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067230614X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672306143
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #657,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying just for the chapters on script writing, July 6, 2001

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Michael McKelvey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peter Norton's Complete Guide to DOS 6.22 (Paperback)

I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone who wants to learn the basics of computer management and script writing. Even if you never use any of the information about the various DOS commands and functions (although many of them apply to Windows 2000) the book is worth the purchase price for the chapters on writing batch files. Don't be fooled by the chapter titles -- while ostensibly teaching you how to write batch files this book is really providing the best overview of computer scripting I have ever found.

I have owned this book for around 5 years and have never found a better source for the fundamental priciples of script writing. I rarely use batch files now, but the techniques Norton describes here are completely applicable to Windows and UNIX scripting languages like Autoit, WSH, and Bash. I have recommended this book, and others by Norton, to people trying to make the transition from causual user to computer expert.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overall a good read, more like Proust than Kundera., January 17, 1999

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This review is from: Peter Norton's Complete Guide to DOS 6.22 (Paperback)

Well written, but too long. Still, Peter Norton covers all of the bases. And I mean *all* of the bases. The book is very well organized and cross-referenced. Hands-on applications in each chapter score big in my world. This book has that, too.

I use Windows 98 with version 7 DOS and have found the book to be helpful even here. The basics as well as advanced topics are inside and even a beginning DOS acolyte can dig in and learn something.

Maybe it deserves four stars, but I only reserve that for the *really* good books.

Anyway, congrats for P.N. A fine job.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Coverage Of Batch Files, March 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Peter Norton's Complete Guide to DOS 6.22 (Paperback)

I was looking for a book that provided in depth information about batch files and I found exactly what I was looking for. Peter Norton does an excellent job of explaining DOS in a simple to follow format. This is a must read for anyone involved in supporting end users, specially those who have used Windows exclusively and have very limited knowledge of DOS. Many of the concepts explained in this book are used today in different versions of Windows. It will help fill in the gaps when it comes to understanding and utilizing the command line, which is a must for any IT professional.