[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

config.sys
     
         a text file containing special system
        configuration commands.  it is found in the root directory
        on an ms-dos computer, typically on drive c the hard
        disk.  it is read by ms-dos at boot time, after the
        setup has been read from cmos ram and before running
        autoexec.bat.  it can be modified by the user.
     
        some example commands which config.sys might contain are:
     
        	device=c:\dos\himem.sys /testmem:off
     
        load the extended memory manager.
     
        	device=c:\dos\emm386.exe ram
     
        load the expanded memory manager.
     
        	buffers=10,0
     
        specify memory for disk buffers.
     
        	files=70
     
        set the number of files that can be open at once.
     
        	dos=umb
     
        dos is located in uppememoryblock.
     
        	lastdrive=z
     
        disk drives are a: to z:.
     
        	fcbs=16,0
     
        set the number of file control blocks.
     
        	devicehigh /l:1,12048 =c:\dos\setver.exe
     
        report the dos version to older programs.
     
        	dos=high
     
        dos should maintain a link to umb.
     
        	country=358,437 c:\dos\country.sys
     
        set the country code for some programs.
     
        	stacks=9,256
     
        set dynamic stacks for hardware control.
     
        	shell=c:\dos\command.com c:\dos\ /e:1024 /p
     
        set the location of the command interpreter.
     
        1995-03-16
     
     
see also:
text file root directory ms-dos drive hard disk boot time 
cmos ram autoexec.bat extended memory expanded memory disk buffer 
uppememoryblock file control block umb country code dynamic stack 
command interpreter 

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