Configsys

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  CONFIG.SYS
       
           A {text file} containing special system
          configuration commands.  It is found in the {root directory}
          on an {MS-DOS} computer, typically on {drive} C (the {hard
          disk}).  It is read by {MS-DOS} at {boot time}, after the


          setup has been read from {CMOS RAM} and before running
          {AUTOEXEC.BAT}.  It can be modified by the user.
       
          Some example commands which CONFIG.SYS might contain are:
       
          	DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
       
          Load the {extended memory} manager.
       
          	DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
       
          Load the {expanded memory} manager.
       
          	BUFFERS=10,0
       
          Specify memory for {disk buffer}s.
       
          	FILES=70
       
          Set the number of files that can be open at once.
       
          	DOS=UMB
       
          DOS is located in {UppeMemoryBlock}.
       
          	LASTDRIVE=Z
       
          Disk drives are A: to Z:.
       
          	FCBS=16,0
       
          Set the number of {file control block}s.
       
          	DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12048 =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
       
          Report the DOS version to older programs.
       
          	DOS=HIGH
       
          DOS should maintain a link to {UMB}.
       
          	COUNTRY=358,437 C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
       
          Set the {country code} for some programs.
       
          	STACKS=9,256
       
          Set {dynamic stack}s for hardware control.
       
          	SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /E:1024 /p
       
          Set the location of the {command interpreter}.
       
          (1995-03-16)