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The first volume in an exclusive publishing venture between IBM and McGraw-Hill, this book offers both engineers and advanced PC users an inside look at how to make the best and most productive use of their PCs and currently available software. Written in simple, nontechnical langauge, it offers tips, hints, and do's and don'ts for avoiding and coping with technical snares when changing hardware and software.
| IBM Series Foreword | ||
| Foreword | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Using 'PC User's Guide' | ||
| 1 | In at the Deep End | 1 |
| 2 | The Evolution of the PC | 5 |
| 3 | IT - Asset or Liability? | 14 |
| 4 | What Can IT Do? | 21 |
| 5 | IT - Image Maker or Breaker? | 33 |
| 6 | What Software? | 39 |
| 7 | Developing Your Own Software | 49 |
| 8 | What Hardware? | 53 |
| 9 | What Printer? | 67 |
| 10 | What Other Add-ons and Add-ins? | 72 |
| 11 | What is: | 76 |
| 12 | How to: | 94 |
| 13 | Learning IT | 118 |
| 14 | Installing IT | 126 |
| 15 | Supporting IT | 129 |
| 16 | Controlling IT | 132 |
| 17 | Eliminating Computer Fright | 149 |
| Appendix 1: Basic Data Communications | 155 | |
| Appendix 2: Networks | 164 | |
| Appendix 3: Diskette Types | 167 | |
| Appendix 4: The Display Standards | 168 | |
| Appendix 5: Software set up for Display Adapters | 172 | |
| Appendix 6: Matching Keyboard, Display and Printer | 173 | |
| Appendix 7: The PC Character Sets | 176 | |
| Appendix 8: IT's Type-faces | 178 | |
| Appendix 9: Memory Configuration | 180 | |
| Appendix 10: Mouse Installation | 188 | |
| Appendix 11: Processors | 189 | |
| Appendix 12: File Recovery | 191 | |
| Appendix 13: File Fragmentation | 195 | |
| Appendix 14: DOS Versions | 197 | |
| Appendix 15: DOS's Special Characters | 199 | |
| Appendix 16: DOS Command Summary | 203 | |
| Appendix 17: DOS Configuration | 209 | |
| Appendix 18: Creating Batch Files | 215 | |
| Appendix 19: CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT Files | 218 | |
| Appendix 20: Making a DOS Start Diskette | 224 | |
| Appendix 21: Do's and Don'ts | 225 | |
| Appendix 22: Productivity Pointers | 227 | |
| Appendix 23: Inter-office Communications | 229 | |
| Appendix 24: Printing What You Want - Where You Want | 232 | |
| Appendix 25: When IT Doesn't Do What it Should | 237 | |
| Appendix 26: Hardware Log | 240 | |
| Appendix 27: Software Log | 242 | |
| Appendix 28: The 'ITSystem' | 243 | |
| Glossary | 247 | |
| Index | 255 |
Overview
The first volume in an exclusive publishing venture between IBM and McGraw-Hill, this book offers ...