PC-File was a flat-file database computer application most often run under MS-DOS. It was one of the first of three widely popular software products sold...
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overall excellence". Andrew Fluegelman Jim Knopf, also known as Jim Button PC-File PC-Talk Callahan, Michael E. "The History of Shareware". Paul's Picks. Archived...
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protocols MNT, NSM and NLM for file locking which are not covered by RFC documents Protocols for X/Open PC Interworking: (PC)NFS – Open Group specification...
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program, PC-File (a flat file database), in late 1982 as "user supported software". Knopf used the "Jim Button" pseudonym to avoid PC-File conflicting...
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Examples of flat-file database software include early versions of FileMaker and the shareware PC-File and the popular dBase. Flat-file databases are common...
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a corresponding .pc file stored in the file system location designated for that purpose (the location varies by system). This file should be stored as...
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00 and PC DOS 1.0 directory entries included only one date, the last modified date. PC DOS 1.1 added the last modified time. PC DOS 1.x file attributes...
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the device, the PC, or both, transfers can usually only be initiated by the PC. Once connected, the device will appear in the PC's file explorer window...
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access of files located on a data storage device. File viewers allow the user to open and view content on a device, such as a Personal Computer (PC) or a...
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RBBS-PC, r17.4 package. This file contains the RBBS-PC documentation, required to understand the operation of RBBS-PC. RBBS-PC History RBBS-PC Version...
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DOS (redirect from PC DOS (compatible))
of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. The DOS family primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version, Microsoft's...
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not altered. He collaborated with PC-File developer Jim Knopf to adopt similar names (PC-File was originally "Easy-File"), and prices, for their initial...
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"Button" Knopf released PC-File, a database program, calling it user-supported software. Not much later, Bob Wallace produced PC-Write, a word processor...
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deactivated, changes are directly written to the VHD file. On May 15, 2008, Microsoft released Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1, which added support for both...
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IBM PC DOS (an acronym for IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System), also known as PC DOS or IBM DOS, is a discontinued disk operating system for...
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DOS Shell (redirect from PC DOS Shell)
DOS Shell is a file manager that debuted in MS-DOS and PC DOS version 4.0, released in June 1988. It was no longer included in MS-DOS version 6, but remained...
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special type of file that represents a directory (also known as a folder). Since 86-DOS 0.42, each file or (since MS-DOS 1.40 and PC DOS 2.0) subdirectory...
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The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical...
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implemented as files that reside on the native host file system. The following types of VHD formats are supported by Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server:...
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a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file. There are...
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The Android Package with the file extension apk is the file format used by the Android operating system and a number of other Android-based operating systems...
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The Installable File System (IFS) is a filesystem API in MS-DOS/PC DOS 4.x, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system to recognize...
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of its release. PC-UX and MS-DOS could reside on the same hard drive, with PC-UX containing transfer utilities that allowed for file transfers to MS-DOS...
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CONFIG.SYS (redirect from PC (CONFIG.SYS directive))
known under MS-DOS/PC DOS, but they are stored in the binary repository named CCONFIG.BIN rather than in CCONFIG.INI. Both files are typically modified...
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In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access. A local file system is a capability of...
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Disk partitioning (redirect from Partition (IBM PC))
partition, but the boot files (io.sys, bootmgr, ntldr, etc.) must reside on a primary partition. However, other factors, such as a PC's BIOS (see Boot sequence...
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Code page 437 (redirect from HP PC-8)
text shown when a PC reboots, before fonts can be loaded and rendered, is typically rendered using this character set. Many file formats developed at...
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MS-DOS (redirect from TeleVideo PC DOS 2.11)
mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS,...
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GNOME (default since v2.30) File Explorer (Windows Explorer) PC Shell in PC Tools ViewMAX in DR DOS XTree / ZTreeWin Spatial file managers use a spatial metaphor...
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The PC-9800 series, commonly shortened to PC-98 or simply 98 (キューハチ, Kyū-hachi), is a lineup of Japanese 16-bit and 32-bit personal computers manufactured...
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