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Title: Mustread.doc
Date: March 20, 1991
From the computer of: Richard Pohl
As I have stated in the other Doc files, you
must load the ANSI.SYS driver via the Config.sys file so
that your computer will understand the commands for the
color change. In order to do this you must know how to use
your favorite text editor to write batch files or you must
do it through the DOS Copy Con command. First I will
explain what you must put in the config.sys file, then I
will explain the simplest DOS commands to do this.
First you need to know where your Dos utility files
are stored. Either in the root directory on your hard
drive, or they may be in the DOS directory. Where ever they
may be you must tell your computer where to look for them
when you load one of the device drivers through the
config.sys. Below are 2 examples of the line needed:
sample 1 device = ansi.sys /x
sample 2 device = c:\dos\ansi.sys /x
to add one of these to an already existent config.sys file
type the following:
copy config.sys+con <enter>
device = (sample #) <-place your choice here <enter>
F6 <enter>
if you do not have a config.sys file for your computer, here
is a simple one you can make in much the same manner:
copy con config.sys <enter>
break=on files=10 <enter>
buffers=30 device=(sample 1 or 2) <enter>
F6 <enter>
F6 is the end-of-file marker for the Dos batch files and
must be used to terminate the inserting of data to the file.
When using this method Be very careful to type it
exactly as it appears above. This method does not allow you
to use the up and down arrow keys to edit (correct) an
improper entry.
To view the config.sys file, type: "type config.sys"
leaving the quotation marks out.
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