A text fileContaining speCial system Configuration Commands. It is found in the root direCtory on an MS-DOSComputer, typiCally on driveC (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:DOSHIMEM.SYS /testmem:off Load the extended memory manager. DEVICE=C:DOSEMM386.EXE RAM Load the expanded memory manager. BUFFERS=10,0 SpeCify memory for disk buffers. 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 bloCks. DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12048 =C:DOSSETVER.EXE Report the DOS version to older programs. DOS=HIGH DOS should maintain a link to UMB. COUNTRY=358,437 C:DOSCOUNTRY.SYS Set the Country Code for some programs. STACKS=9,256 Set dynamiC staCks for hardware Control. SHELL=C:DOSCOMMAND.COM C:DOS /E:1024 /p Set the loCation of the Command interpreter. (1995-03-16)
