system> 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: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 DOsshould maintain a link to UMB. COUNTRY=358,437 C:DOsCOUNTRY.sYsset 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)