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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 12:45)
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DOS ...years of writing and supporting a Clipper DB app so it would run on Win3.x meant that I had fixing config.sys & autoexec.bat down to a fine art:
3in7: Ok now read me the first line
Maureen*: Blah...blah...blah
3in7: Uh hum, and the next
Maureen: Blah...blah...blah
3in7: Yep, and the next
Maureen: That is it.
3in7: OK, first we are going to delete all that and then type what I say. OK?
Maureen: Yes fine.
3in7: Ok the screen should be clear now. On the first line type this Dee Ee Vee Eye See Equals See Colon Backslash Dee Oh Es Backslash Aitch Eye Em Eee Em dot Es Why Es ... etc etc for about 5 minutes
Maureen: OK all done
3in7: OK go to file on the menu and click on save ... done? ... OK now reboot PC ...
Maureen: Umm it says "The file is missing or corrupted.Error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 1"
3in7: Ah right so type this edit c:\config.sys and read back to me what it says ...
Maureen: Nothing happens
3in7: Did you hit enter?
Maureen: Oh - he he!! .. right is says - Okthescreenshouldbeclearnowonthefirstlinetypethisdevicequalscolonbackslashdosbackslashhimemdotsys
* or any other middle aged woman in the Black Country
(, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 15:05, 1 reply)
Dee Ee Vee Eye See Equals See Colon Backslash Dee Oh Es Backslash Aitch Eye Em Eee Em dot Es Why EsOr DEVIC=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
No wonder there was an error message. You'd have been better with Dee Ee Vee Eye See Ee Equals ...
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flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 16:21,
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