Avery Dennison 6037 Rev. AA 3/04 Programmer Manual User Manual

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Configuring ROM-DOS 3-1

C O N F I G U R I N G R O M - D O S

B a s i c C o n f i g u r a t i o n

Certain standard settings for your system’s operation can be stored in a
file named CONFIG.SYS. You may create or edit your own CONFIG.SYS
file using a word processor or the COPY CON command.

You must place the CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of the drive that
is used for system startup or boot. If a CONFIG.SYS file is not found, the
following default values are used for the following commands:

BREAK = OFF

BUFFERS = 15

COUNTRY = 001

FCBS = 4

FILES = 8

NUMLOCK = ON

SHELL = COMMAND.COM /P /E:128

STACKS = 0,0

Example

A typical CONFIG.SYS file might look like this.

BREAK = ON

FILES = 15

BUFFERS = 15

DEVICE = C:\ROMDOS\HIMEM.SYS

U s i n g M u l t i p l e - U s e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n s

Your CONFIG.SYS file can be used to define multiple system
configurations. This is handy when several people share a computer and
require different working environments. It is also useful for booting your
own computer using different device drivers, paths, or settings,
depending on the intended computer tasks.