DOS 6 BOOKS

Reviewed by Hugh Bayless

The grand entry of MS-DOS 6.0 into the marketplace has been
accompanied by a flash flood of books.  Here are the first:

PC Magazine DOS 6 Memory Management with Utilities, by Jeff
Prosise.  The manual that comes with MS-DOS 6.0 pretty much
leaves it up to the install program to set up the memory in your
computer when you install DOS 6.  If you really want to get the
most out of your DOS 6 memory, Jeff Prosise tells you how in
detail, and supplements that with 14 powerful memory management
utilities on disk.  If you go to DOS 6, this $29.95 Ziff-Davis
book will prove to be one of the best aids you can buy.

DOS Inside & Out, Second Edition, by Kris Jamsa, published by
Osborne/McGraw-Hill, is an expanded update of of the original
top-notch version.  Simple enough for the beginner, extensive
enough to satisfy the expert, and considering the skimpy manual
that comes with DOS 6, this $27.95 book is a very worthwhile
addition to your library.

PC Learning Labs Teaches DOS 6, is a very complete but basic book
and disk learning tool that makes learning DOS 6 quick and easy.
For the beginner who really wants to make the best use of DOS,
this is an excellent learning tool.  Using the book and disk
together, the user learns by doing.  This $22.95 disk/book
combination from Ziff-Davis is highly recommended for any
beginner who wants to make the best use of DOS.

DOS Made Easy, Fourth Edition, by Herbert Schildt, is an update
of his excellent earlier versions, written for the beginner to
intermediate user.  At $19.95 from Osborne/McGraw-Hill, this is a
good book value, but if I were starting off a beginner, I would
use the one above, from PC Learning Labs.

Simply DOS, Second Edition, by Kris Jamsa, is the Osborne/McGraw-
Hill update of the popular illustrated guide for the absolute
beginner which we reviewed here in June 1991.  It still sells for
$14.95.

DOS the Pocket Reference, Third Edition, by Kris Jamsa, is
another update from Osborne/McGraw-Hill to include DOS 6.  It
doesn't have any illustrations and sells for $9.95.

DOS, the Complete Reference, Fourth Edition, also by Kris Jamsa
for Osborne/McGraw-Hill, is the DOS 6 update of his best-selling
(350,000 copies sold) monumental (1121 pages) tome.  If you want
only one reference book on DOS, this $29.95 volume will serve all
of your needs and probably more.

The Only DOS book you'll ever need, by Doug Lowe, is just about
that -- a 610 page book about all versions of MS-DOS through 6.0,
written for everyone from the beginner to the advanced user.  It
starts with the basics and ends with advanced commands, batch
files and configuring your system for best results.  Amply
illustrated with captured screen displays, it truly does cover
everything about DOS.  It's $27.50 in bookstores, but MBUG
members can call the publisher, Mike Murach & Associates, at
their toll free number, 1-800-221-5528, mention MBUG and the
special promotion code UGDOS, and order the book with a 40%
discount, which makes it terrific real bargain.