MR DOS - A DOS Tutorial
VERSION 2.31
Peter Diotte January, 1990


The MR DOS tutorial is a menu-driven, self-paced tutorial for learning about
a microcomputer and its Disk Operating System. It is split into 7 topics
ranging from - "First Time User" to "Hard Disk Level 2".

Each topic has 3 options:

1. SCAN-TEXT: On Screen "Scrollable" Text - self study
2. PRINT-TEXT: A Print-Out of the On Screen text
3. QUIZ: Multiple choice, fill-ins concerning the topic
covered. The user is scored and graded. Questions
are selected from a "pool" of questions for each
topic. When all the questions are covered for a
topic, they will be reset for the next session.

There is a main menu option to change the screen colors of your program.

Use the Function Key for on-screen Help and information related to
the topic in question. Pressing the Help key while highlighting an
option will give a brief explanation of what is covered in that topic.


TO RUN THE MR DOS PROGRAM:
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1. Put the MR DOS disk in the default drive
2. Type MRDOS
3. Press the key
A>MRDOS
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WHAT IS COVERED IN EACH TOPIC AREA:
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1. FIRST TIME USER

Computer Types, RAM, Disks, Hardware versus Software,
Disk Operating System (DOS), Proper disk care.
Origination of the computer, Computer speed, Apple
and IBM strategies.

2. HARDWARE

DEFINITIONS: BIT, BYTE, RAM, ROM, Keyboard, Monitor,
Disk Drive, Floppy Disks, Hard Drives, Printer,
Modem

3. DOS LEVEL 1

DOS as Software, Loading (booting) DOS, Purpose of
DOS, File Naming, Measuring file size, Internal
versus External DOS.
DOS commands: Format, Dir, Copy, Del, Date, Time,
Cls, Chkdsk, Diskcopy

4. DOS LEVEL 2

What happens when the computer is Powered-Up,
DOS prompt, Wildcards and their use in DOS
commands

5. DOS LEVEL 3

Versions of software, File Allocation Table (FAT),
File fragmentation, File un-deletion, Batch Files,
Redirection, Piping/Filters, Sorting directories

6. HARD DISK LEVEL 1

Disk types and sizes, Hard Drives, Access time,
Executable" files, Files required to load DOS
DOS commands: MD, CD, RD, Prompt, Path, Chkdsk,
Subst, Tree
DIRECTORIES - creating, changing, deleting

7. HARD DISK LEVEL 2

Batch files, AUTOEXEC.bat, CONFIG.sys, Files,
Buffers, EDLIN
DOS commands: Type, Backup / Restore (and their
limitations), Xcopy
Hard Disk Organization Principals


------------------------------------NOTICE------------------------------------


MR DOS is a shareware product - please copy and distribute.

If you are using this software and find it of value to you, payment of a $15
registration fee is suggested. This program may not be sold, bundled or
distributed with any other product without written consent.

Special thanks to Phil Hill (Gainesville, Florida) for developing the
callable assembler module for the scan text ability within MR DOS and the
sound functions.

Portions of this program Copyright 1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989
WordTech Systems Inc.

Please forward any comments/complaints. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your interest.

Peter Diotte
Diotte & Associates
5931 N. Lovers Lane Road #105
Milwaukee, WI 53225
414-358-1401 or Exec-PC BBS: 414-789-4210


End of MR DOS Read.me File