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4Dos601A

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Description

4DOS 6.01 - New! (February 1998) release of JP Software's award-winning COMMAND.COM replacement for MS-DOS, PC-DOS, Novell DOS / OpenDOS, OS/2, and Win95, with command enhancements, over 50 new commands, dozens of powerful batch file features, and many other unique command line tools. Shareware, $69.95 full registration. 02-02-98 release A.

Description extracted automatically from the FILE_ID.DIZ inside the package: this entry was not in the original catalogue.

Technical details

File
4dos601a.zip
Size
742.7 KB
Format
.zip
Year
1998
Files inside
25
Path
anonftp/pub/4dos601a.zip

How to install it

What to send to the palmtop saves 1.0 MB

These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.

  • 4DOS.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 220.8 KB
  • 4HELP.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 58.3 KB
  • _4INST.BTM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 21.7 KB
  • BATCOMP.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 20.7 KB
  • EXAMPLES.BTM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 12.5 KB
  • HELPCFG.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 11.3 KB
  • INSTHELP.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 18.9 KB
  • KSTACK.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 555 B
  • OPTION.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 169.1 KB

No need to put 4DOS.HLP, 4DOS.TXT, 4DOS.ICO, 4DOSOS2.ICO, 4DOS.PIF, INTERNAT.TXT, JP4DOS.INF, JPOS2INS.CMD and 8 more: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 1.0 MB on a 1 MB disk.

Steps
  1. Copy 4DOS.COM, 4HELP.EXE, _4INST.BTM, BATCOMP.EXE to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.

Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.

It also needs 1

The manual mentions these files, which are in the archive:

The author's instructions
Installation and "Branding" Instructions
      New Version Overview
      Revision Information
      Files Included with this Version
      Technical Support
      Legal Notices

Other information is available in other files:

      Product and upgrade information        PRODUCTS.TXT
      New customer order form                ORDFORM.TXT
      Current customer upgrade order form    UPGFORM.TXT
      Introduction and Installation Guide    4DOS.TXT
         (introductory documentation)
      Complete list of new features          Online help
      Trial version license (not included    LICENSE.TXT
         with purchased copies)


INSTALLATION AND "BRANDING" INSTRUCTIONS

   This section explains how to install a downloaded copy of
   4DOS.

   [If you have a copy on diskette or CD, or a copy purchased
   electronically, we assume you have already completed the installation
   -- otherwise this file would not be visible!  If you need to
   reinstall your purchased copy of 4DOS, just restart
   the INSTALL program.]

   There are just three steps you need to take to install a downloaded
   copy of 4DOS:

      >> Extract all the files to a new directory (do not use a directory
         you're using for other products, or for a previous version of
         4DOS).

      >> Start 4DOS.  It will "install itself".

      >> If you are upgrading a previously purchased copy, "brand"
         4DOS with your name and serial number if necessary.

   Additional details on these steps are below.  For branding and manual
   installation instructions see the sections with those headings below.

   When installing 4DOS under Windows 95 we recommend that you do NOT
   use a "long" directory name.  If you do, you will have to know and
…

Literal excerpt from README.TXT, exactly as it came in the package.

Send to my palmtop

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