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Setting up batch files requires typing all of the commands that the computer will execute into an ASCII file with the extension .bat. This can be done with an editor such as EDLIN (it comes with MS-DOS, see manual for instructions) or the SIDEKICK notepad...
...Happy Hacker had planned to write about some additional MS-DOS utilities but writing period has taken its toll. Until next week, happy hacking...
Various kinds of software now give instructions to computers. Systems software controls the parts of a computer, including the video screen, the central processing unit and the disc drives, and makes them work together. Though sold under obscure brand names like CP/M, MS-DOS and UNIX, systems software for personal computers can be highly profitable, and last year sales totaled $500 million...
Calif, created the first popular one, CP/M, but it has been supplanted by MS-DOS, which was developed by Microsoft for the IBM Personal Computer. In addition, AT&T is promoting UNIX, a system particularly efficient at performing several different tasks at once and communicating with other computers...