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"Voodoo DOS", Kay Nelson, 1993, 1-56604-046-9, U$21.95
%A   Kay Yarborough Nelson 72000.1176@compuserve.com kaynelson@aol.com
%C   PO Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC   27515
%D   1993
%G   1-56604-046-9
%I   Ventanna Press
%O   U$21.95 800-743-5369 919-942-0220 fax: 919-942-1140 dludlow@vmedia.com
%P   277
%T   "Voodoo DOS"
 
This is, indeed, voodoo DOS.  Voodoo, not as in "mastering the powers of arcane
knowledge", but, rather, as in "mystical mumbo-jumbo to impress the gullible".
 
The book is an almost random collection of tricks.  Some are useful.  Some are
trivial.  Some make no sense.  Some are very dangerous.
 
You are told:
- to reinstall DOS if you buy a new monitor
- that 197 megs of file compressed into 115 megs of disk means your disk is
three times as big
- that files in a directory named C:\HELP can be accessed by the command "type
c:\helpme\[filename]"
- to use "dir." for a listing of files in the current directory (Silly me!  All
these years, I've been wasting my time with just plain "dir")
- throw away your other virus protection and use MSAV (Did you know that
Microsoft just bought a worldwide license for F-Prot?)
- you can use "path;" to "temporarily cancel your path" (How to you turn it
back on?)
 
The lack of explanation for much of the material must severely limit the book's
usefulness.  If you are an intermediate or advanced user, you may find some
interesting suggestions.  Test them first, in a safe environment.  For novice
users--BE CAREFUL!
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKVOODOS.RVW   950216
 
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