* CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT configurations
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* CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT configurations
Do some cut & paste of your DOS only Autoexecs and Config.sys here. Menu boots especially wanted.
Tell us the games you use them for and a short description of the hardware.
I know some of these posts will run down the page so don't be shy!
Tell us the games you use them for and a short description of the hardware.
I know some of these posts will run down the page so don't be shy!
Last edited by johpower on Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:19 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Also, DOS will network.... at least to Win98. There's "direct cable connection" via nullmodem, twisted pair, coax, etc. For DOS look up "interserver" setup. The MS-help menu has it.
And if you have a BBS email account you can send it to yourself.
But we like sneeker-net best! Right 486?
And if you have a BBS email account you can send it to yourself.
But we like sneeker-net best! Right 486?
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Config.sys/Autoexec.bat
CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
STACKS=9,256
LASTDRIVE=D
AUTOEXEC.BAT
@ECHO OFF
PATH=C:\DOS
If your game does not need EMS memory, this setup should work best kind.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
STACKS=9,256
LASTDRIVE=D
AUTOEXEC.BAT
@ECHO OFF
PATH=C:\DOS
If your game does not need EMS memory, this setup should work best kind.
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Well thank the Gods SOMEONE knows what I made this forum for. Thanks J-man! (and I see someone has been to FreeDOS, as I suggested awhile back, too.... saw your forum elsewhere, seen mine on SuperDOS? http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=584 ).
I also recommend "4DOS" (a powerful DOS helper) and "Ultimate Boot Disk" or "UBD". Great stuff for all DOS fans and DOS/Win techs.
Here are some of my old config/exec setup files of yore, by machine type. They are a good general starting place for anyone who's just installed DOS and needs more than the basics.
Universal Autoexec.bat
rem C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE a- b- /f /e:2048 (del the "rem" for a quick enable; don't use if an 8088 PC)
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $d$t $p$g
PATH C:\;c:\DOS;c:\temp; (make a "temp" dir to make this work)
SET TEMP=C:\temp
rem C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE a- b- /f /e:2048 (some like to load this after the PATH statement instead of first thing. USE ONLY ONE OF THESE!)
c:\dos\doskey
c:\mouse\mouse (assumes a mouse driver in c:\mouse)
c:\dos\dosshell (assumes you've setup this semi-GUI on the install)
(The last 3 will all load high. Just add "LH (space)" before each. Then run "c:\dos\mem /c/p" to see if you've really gotten it --or anything- to go there. If not use Memmaker.)
8088 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
Stacks=8,128 (or 64)
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EGA.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=c:\dos\ansi.sys
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
Break=on
286 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /v
DOS=HIGH,umb
BUFFERS=20,0
FILES=30
FCBS=4,0
Stacks=0,0
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EGA.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=c:\dos\ansi.sys
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 2048 128 256 /E (2mb RAM drive)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
Break=on
386 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /v
device=c:\dos\emm386.exe /auto /v
DOS=HIGH,umb
Buffers=20,0
FILES=30
FCBS=4,0
stacks=0,0
DEVICEhigh=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DRVSPACE.SYS /MOVE
DEVICEhigh=C:\DOS\EGA.SYS
devicehigh=c:\dos\ansi.sys
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 4096 128 256 /E (4mb RAM drive)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
Break=on
rem installhigh=c:\mouse\mouse.com
(note you CAN install -high!- some meece.coms --not exe or bat-- in config; this has advantages, like giving your mouse some precidence over other commands in the autoexec so it doesn't get knocked out easily; just remember to NOT double load it in the autoexec....)
486 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /CPUCLOCK:ON /V
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE /auto /v
DOS=UMB,high
BUFFERS=20,0
FILES=20
FCBS=4,0
stacks=0,0
LASTDRIVE=G
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\DRVSPACE.SYS /MOVE
DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 4096 128 256 /E (4mb RAM drive)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
break=on
rem installhigh=c:\mouse\mouse.com
MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE ANY OF MY (.....) NOTES BEFORE USING!!!
I also recommend "4DOS" (a powerful DOS helper) and "Ultimate Boot Disk" or "UBD". Great stuff for all DOS fans and DOS/Win techs.
Here are some of my old config/exec setup files of yore, by machine type. They are a good general starting place for anyone who's just installed DOS and needs more than the basics.
Universal Autoexec.bat
rem C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE a- b- /f /e:2048 (del the "rem" for a quick enable; don't use if an 8088 PC)
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $d$t $p$g
PATH C:\;c:\DOS;c:\temp; (make a "temp" dir to make this work)
SET TEMP=C:\temp
rem C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE a- b- /f /e:2048 (some like to load this after the PATH statement instead of first thing. USE ONLY ONE OF THESE!)
c:\dos\doskey
c:\mouse\mouse (assumes a mouse driver in c:\mouse)
c:\dos\dosshell (assumes you've setup this semi-GUI on the install)
(The last 3 will all load high. Just add "LH (space)" before each. Then run "c:\dos\mem /c/p" to see if you've really gotten it --or anything- to go there. If not use Memmaker.)
8088 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
Stacks=8,128 (or 64)
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EGA.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=c:\dos\ansi.sys
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
Break=on
286 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /v
DOS=HIGH,umb
BUFFERS=20,0
FILES=30
FCBS=4,0
Stacks=0,0
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EGA.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=c:\dos\ansi.sys
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 2048 128 256 /E (2mb RAM drive)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
Break=on
386 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /v
device=c:\dos\emm386.exe /auto /v
DOS=HIGH,umb
Buffers=20,0
FILES=30
FCBS=4,0
stacks=0,0
DEVICEhigh=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DRVSPACE.SYS /MOVE
DEVICEhigh=C:\DOS\EGA.SYS
devicehigh=c:\dos\ansi.sys
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 4096 128 256 /E (4mb RAM drive)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
Break=on
rem installhigh=c:\mouse\mouse.com
(note you CAN install -high!- some meece.coms --not exe or bat-- in config; this has advantages, like giving your mouse some precidence over other commands in the autoexec so it doesn't get knocked out easily; just remember to NOT double load it in the autoexec....)
486 Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /CPUCLOCK:ON /V
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE /auto /v
DOS=UMB,high
BUFFERS=20,0
FILES=20
FCBS=4,0
stacks=0,0
LASTDRIVE=G
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\DRVSPACE.SYS /MOVE
DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
rem DEVICEHIGH =C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 4096 128 256 /E (4mb RAM drive)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
break=on
rem installhigh=c:\mouse\mouse.com
MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE ANY OF MY (.....) NOTES BEFORE USING!!!
Sig: "The Universe is change... but it is not exact change." -Fusco Bros.
so... here's my autoexec.bat from windoes ME:
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
SET PROMPT=$p$g
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PATH=c:\tools;c:\mydocu~1\john\research\lib;C:\Utilities\jdk1.3\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;c:\texmf\miktex\bin;C:\UT;C:\GAMES\PCTOOLS;
i only use xp now, but it's files are all hidden away. anyway, scummvm runs all the old games i need.
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
SET PROMPT=$p$g
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PATH=c:\tools;c:\mydocu~1\john\research\lib;C:\Utilities\jdk1.3\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;c:\texmf\miktex\bin;C:\UT;C:\GAMES\PCTOOLS;
i only use xp now, but it's files are all hidden away. anyway, scummvm runs all the old games i need.