Dan's Disk Operating System

Dan's Operating System: D-DOS

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You've tried Dan's Shell, but thought that it was a little too basic for you. You want something better, more powerful, something that would make DOS easier while still retaining it's power. You want to increase your efficiency at the keyboard, and be able to organize files and run programs quickly and easily. You've always wanted to perform that one command in DOS, but you never figured out how.....

If this is you, then D-DOS is the program that will solve all your problems.

Introduction

Dan's Operating System (D-DOS) is a new version of my popular program, Dan's Shell (DS). If you liked DS, I guarantee you'll love D-DOS. It's amazing that I'm saying this, but DS is nothing compared with D-DOS. I'll admit that D-DOS is a little more advanced, and I don't recommend it for the novice user just learning DOS. Unlike DS, D-DOS gives you a prompt where you type commands. This makes D-DOS much more powerful than DS, allowing the program to do perform more functions. This is the program that I use every day on my computer. I know how to use DOS, and D-DOS lets me do everything I do with DOS faster, easier, and much more efficiently. I've used many operating systems, and I've tried to include some of the features that have made UNIX, Windows 95, and 4DOS so successful. I've also simplified many of the more powerful and undocumented commands in MS-DOS.

Okay, you got me, D-DOS is not really my own operating system. It doesn't replace COMMAND.COM, and you still need good ol' MS-DOS to run it (sorry, I don't know how to program in machine language....yet.) But doesn't "D-DOS" sound really cool?!

If you downloaded DS and thought it was pretty good, I guarantee you will like D-DOS even more! If you skipped over DS because you felt it wasn't for you, please give D-DOS a try!

System Requirements:

A Computer. I recommend a 386 or higher, with a fast hard drive. D-DOS must be installed on the "C:" drive.
A keyboard
A color monitor. The monitor must be able to display at least 320x200 resolution graphics, with 256 colors.
MS-DOS 5.0 or higher (MS-DOS 6.22 recommended). D-DOS will work with with MS-DOS versions all the way down to 5.0, but some of the feature of the program will not work. Many of the commands in D-DOS are the same, so veteran DOS users will have no trouble adapting to it. At the moment, D-DOS does NOT work with Windows 95 DOS. A W95 version of D-DOS is in the works.

If your worried about hard drive space, don't! D-DOS only takes about 300k! It even has it's own install program to copy the files to a working directory.

Features in D-DOS 1.22:

Very small update...fixed bugs with the install program.
Now warms users not to use D-DOS with Windows 95 dos.

Features in D-DOS 1.2:

D-DOS 1.2 now supports 4DOS descriptions!!! You ever wanted to describe a file, document, or directory because you're always forgetting what it is? Well, with D-DOS, you can now give them short descriptions. And since D-DOS uses 4DOS descriptions, many new programs are beginning to use them!
Added a percentage of disk space free at the bottom of 2, 3, 4 and 5 column mode. This little feature tells how much of your hard drive is used (in percent)
Improved ATTRIB support
Fixed the many, many bugs that were reported, and features that did not work are not functional.

Features in D-DOS 1.0:

When you type DIR with D-DOS, you don't get a bland, white listing like with DOS. You get a color-coded directory listing where the different colors signify directories and different types of files. No more staring at the screen, looking for that one file to start your favorite program. D-DOS color-codes everything, so directories and executable files jump out at you. A new "AUTO-DIR" feature scans the directory and decides whether to print it out in one, three, or four column mode. The DIR command is also enhanced in D-DOS! You can search for specific files, specific extensions, as well as sort the files by typing simple commands such as "DIR ABC" or "DIR SIZE". LOOK:
Customizable One-column, Three-column or Four-Column directory lists.
Built in last command history, works just like the DOS utility, DOSKEY, without taking up memory. Use the up and down arrows to scroll through your last commands.
D-DOS includes a brand new command to DOS--something I've dubbed Smart-File(tm). Here's how it works. It takes a partial file name, then searches the current directory for all files that match the partial file. So you type in a partial file on the command line, like "TE", then press TAB. D-DOS will search through the directory and complete the filename for you. Pressing the TAB key multiple times will scroll through names if there are more than one file that begins with "TE". Pretty cool, huh!? Look at this example:
(This all occurs on one line)
A comprehensive on-line help manual as well as quick help is built in to the program, so if you don't know what to do, help is just a few keystrokes away! The manual explains how the DOS file system works, and detailed steps and examples for every feature in D-DOS. All the help screens are hyper-linked, connecting related topics.
D-DOS lets you run files just by typing their file name, just like in DOS. If you try to run a text file, the program will detect this and ask if you wish to read the contents. D-DOS unloads itself before running the program, so don't worry about losing precious conventional memory. You can run every program from inside D-DOS. Even Windows!!!! With D-DOS, if you don't type everything in correctly, you won't get a harsh error message like "Bad Command or File Name". D-DOS will tell you what happened, and if you want to search for the file you typed in. Look:

Enhanced navigating commands for more efficiency!! Instead of typing "CD.." to go back one level in the directory tree, just type "..". Type "..." to go back two levels! Also, type "\dirname" instead of "CD\dirname" to go into a directory.

Ever had to type a huge directory that was 5 deep in your directory tree? With D-DOS' Quick Directory Changer, you don't have to anymore. Just type a partial directory name, and D-DOS will change to it. For example, to change to "C:\SLIP\NETSCAPE\CACHE\PLUGINS", you would type "QCD PLU" at the D-DOS prompt.

D-DOS also keeps a record of the last 23 directories you change to, making switching between frequently accessed directories easy. You use the arrow keys to highlight the directory, then ENTER to change to it. LOOK:

Special KEY command allows you to assign frequently used strings (such as a file or directory name) to a function key, for easy access.

Built in screen saver by Rick Huntington with customizable features, including gravity, speed, and colors.
On-Screen time display, which can be turned on and off.
D-DOS lets you pick a default to organize your files, (sort by name, date, size, etc.), and it saves this option so you don't have to do it every time you start D-DOS.
A Disk space utility quickly tracks how much disk space is used up in a specific directory, as well as the number of files. It also scans the entire hard drive as well as every directory on your hard drive. Look:

A built-in attribute changer makes changing a file, files, or directories attributes easy! Press 1 to make it hidden, 2 to make it read-only, etc.
One of the features I felt was invaluable in 4DOS was a CDD command, which lets you go to another directory and then "jump" quickly back to the last directory you were in.
Built in PKZIP and PKUNZIP front-ends make it easy to compress and uncompress your files. Just answer a few questions (where is the .ZIP file, where do you want the files to go, etc.), and D-DOS will do the rest!
A system editor allows you to edit your system files quickly and easily. D-DOS backs up your essential files BEFORE you edit, just in case you make a few changes you shouldn't have.
Built in access to the MS-DOS editor.
A Search utility locates and organizes files on your hard drive within seconds.
D-DOS incorporates a feature that every DOS user has been asking for: Batch copying, deleting, and moving! This lets you copy, delete, or move a group (called a batch) of files at once. The syntax is "copy file1;file2;file3;etc c:\destination"
D-DOS keeps track of the last 10 programs you run, giving quick and easy access to files that you use many times. You can either type in the number of the program, or use the arrow keys to move the pointer. Look:

A RUN command which lets you match up a word that you choose to a program. When you type the word, (such as "RUN DESCENT"), D-DOS knows what program you are talking (or typing) about, and automatically runs the desired program.
An AUTORUN feature, much like in Windows 95, automatically detects and runs a CD-ROM when you put it into the CD drive.
D-DOS includes a Backup command which allows you to add a file, while browsing through directories, to a list of files you want to back up. D-DOS will save this list, and lets you copy the selected files to a disk, or another directory on your hard drive.
The EXEC command, which quickly lists the executable files in the current directory.
All your favorite DOS commands are here too:

- Drive Changing

- Directory Changing (D-DOS will automatically list the files in the new directory)

- Printing and Viewing files

- Making and removing directories

- Formatting

- Renaming files

Conclusion

Well, enough talk. If you want to be able to use DOS quicker, easier, and faster than you are doing it now, just click that doorway thing and download Dan's Disk Operating System. D-DOS is completely free to try---it is not crippled or incomplete in any way. What you download here is the real thing. All I ask is that if you like D-DOS, please send a letter to me along with a check for $10, or a ten-dollar bill. (whichever you happen to have on you). D-DOS has taken me more than 6 months of hard work, and if you appreciate my effort, please consider registering. The address is listed in the program. Registered users receive the following:

-A FREE update of the program when/if it becomes available.

-The "nag"screen is ripped out.

-A list of the many secret codes hidden within D-DOS!!!

Legal Mumbo-Jumbo

D-DOS is shareware--that means that you can copy it a million times and give it to your friends. You can not though, copy it a million times and set up a little booth at a computer show and sell it for $100 bucks a pop. If you really feel like doing the latter, send me a letter and maybe we can strike up a deal.

D-DOS is a program that freely accesses your hard drive. I'm positive that it won't do anything bad to your computer, but if it does, I can't be held responsible. It is possible to delete important system files from within D-DOS, but you have to do it. As always when deleting and copying files, be careful and double check what you are deleting and if you have a backup of your data.

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