MSDOS 
(ver 6.22)
+ assorted initial configuration utilities

In order to use DOS software, you have to run an Operating System that 
supports DOS software.  A computer can not boot DOS unless the boot 
diskette has the bootstrap files located on the first sectors of the 
diskette.  This can NOT be done by simply copying the files onto a 
blank diskette.  To resolve this problem, I have made a special 
self-creating BootDiskette program called BOOTDISK.EXE.  
{note: the following can all be done on a MS-Windows Operating System} 

Place a FORMATTED 1.44mb 3.5" floppy diskette in drive A: (or B:).
{warning: any data on the formatted floppy diskette will be lost}

Unzip bootdisk.zip to extract the BOOTDISK.EXE program.

From the root directory of Drive C: (recommended), enter the command =>
	BOOTDISK A:  (or B: as appropriate).

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Bootdisk.exe replaces the FAT formatted diskette with an image of a 
customized MSDOS ver 6.22 bootable diskette.  Besides the MSDOS 
operating system (i.e., the hidden first sector files IO.SYS and 
MSDOS.SYS, plus the command line interperetor COMMAND.COM), the created 
diskette contains a number of utility programs useful for setting up 
a new computer (or resurrecting an old computer).  I chose to use 
mostly Microsoft utilities primarily because of their size (so I could 
fit everything onto just one diskette).  Although Microsoft utilities 
may not be the choicest utilities available, they are certainly good 
enough to get the job done.  

Once your hard drive is FDISKed and FORMATted, you will want to load 
a full set of quality utility programs.  Several such programs have 
been placed on this Gopher server for your convenience.  The CONFIG.SYS 
and AUTOEXEC.BAT files on the bootable diskette are generic files to 
startup your mouse and optical drives.  You should customize them for 
your specific situation.  If you need to add another driver to the 
bootable diskette, you will probably have to delete some of the utility 
files to make room.  I suggest you delete the DISKCOPY.COM file first, 
as it is the least likely to be needed to configure a new system.  

There is no documentation for this diskette.  I make the assumption 
that you know what the utilities are and how to use them.  Most of the 
utilities will list their available "switch" options if you type the 
command followed by a "/?" switch.  Also check the documentation 
included with the full utility sets on this Gopher server (as most of 
these Boot Diskette utilites were extracted from these utility sets).  
Please note that the larger utilities placed on this diskette have been 
reduced to their "bare bones" core (i.e., they do not contain their 
"help" files and such).  

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Included on the created bootable diskette are the following files:

Append	 = MSDOS 6.22
Assign	 = MSDOS 6.22
Attrib 	 = MSDOS 6.22
Autoexec = (user file)
Command	 = MSDOS 6.22 (system)

Config	 = (user file)
Cpucache = Bret Johnson
Ctmouse	 = Nagy Daniel
Debug	 = MSDOS 6.22
Deltree	 = MSDOS 6.22

Diskcopy = MSDOS 6.22
EMM386	 = MSDOS 6.22
Expand	 = MSDOS 6.22
Fdisk	 = MSDOS 6.22
Format	 = MSDOS 6.22

Himem	 = MSDOS 6.22
Io	 = MSDOS 6.22 (hidden/system)
Join	 = MSDOS 6.22
Label	 = MSDoS 6.22
Loadfix	 = MSDOS 6.22

MFT	 = Quarterdeck Office Systems
Mode	 = MSDOS 6.22
More	 = MSDOS 6.22
Move	 = MSDOS 6.22
Mscdex	 = Microsoft

Msdos	 = MSDOS 6.22 (hidden/system)
Nc	 = Peter Norton Computing
Ncmain	 = Peter Norton Computing [launched by "NC.EXE"]
Nnansi	 = Tom Almy
Pkunzip	 = Pkware

Pkzip	 = Pkware
Ramdrive = MSDOS 6.22
Scandisk = MSDOS 6.22
Setver	 = MSDOS 6.22
Share	 = MSDOS 6.22

Slowdown = Bret Johnson
Sort	 = MSDOS 6.22
Subst	 = MSDOS 6.22
Sys	 = MSDOS 6.22
Undelete = MSDOS 6.22

Unformat = MSDOS 6.22
Vide-cdd = BenQ
Xcopy	 = MSDOS 6.22


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