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About the pc setup control panel – Apple PC Compatibility Card 12-inch card User Manual

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Editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file

Your AUTOEXEC.BAT file should include the following statements:

SET TEMP=C:\TMP
SET TMP=C:\TMP
PATH=C:\DOS
LOADHIGH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /S /D:CDDRVR /L:E
LOADHIGH C:\APPLE\APPLEPC
LOADHIGH C:\APPLE\MACSHARE
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X

The first two lines determine the location for temporary files used by DOS
applications.

The LOADHIGH lines load support, file sharing and CD-ROM software into
high memory. The letter “E” at the end of the MSCDEX.EXE line assigns the
letter “E” to the CD-ROM drive. You can change it to any unused letter up to
the limit specified in the LASTDRIVE line in your CONFIG.SYS file.

The SMARTDRV line creates a disk cache to speed up DOS disk operations.
The /X option disables the write cache, which is the slower but safer option.
For best CD-ROM performance, the line containing MSCDEX.EXE must
come before the line containing SMARTDRV.EXE.

About the PC Setup control panel

You can control the following PC options in the PC Setup control panel:
m turning the PC Compatibility Card on and off
m mapping drives to drive containers or volumes
m mapping PC COM1 and COM2 ports
m setting up shared folders and volumes
m turning PC sound on and off
m changing the command (hot key) that switches between environments
m setting the PC to start automatically when you start your computer
m switching to the PC automatically when you start your computer

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Setting Up the PC Environment