World Magazine 2023
Why Choose Fast Ethernet? The answer to this question is simple! Fast Ethernet offers numerous advantages over standard Ethernet networks. It is fully capable of running at speeds of up to 100 million bits per second. It is ten times faster than older 10BaseT networks, which makes it perfect for …
Read More »Introduction to Fibre Networking
Introduction to Fiber Networking If you are truly interested in overcoming the distance and speed limitations imposed by 10/100 based networking, Fiber Networking is the direction to travel. Fiber cabling is presently the best way to get the ultimate in speed-intensive performance from your 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network. Known as …
Read More »Append MS-DOS Command
Type: External (3.3 and later) Syntax: APPEND APPEND ; APPEND [d:]path[;][d:]path[…] APPEND [/X:on|off][/path:on|off][/E] Purpose: Sets the path to be searched for data files or displays the current search path. Discussion The APPEND command is new to DOS with Versions 3.3 and later. It gives you a way to set the …
Read More »How to Wire a Network
Twisted Pair Cabling Twisted-pair (also known as 10BaseT) is ideal for small, medium, or large networks that need flexibility and the capacity to expand as the number of network users grows. 10BaseT cabling looks very similar to that of common telephone cable, although instead of four (4) wires, there are …
Read More »BIOS Startup Screen
BIOS Startup Screen If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! When the system BIOS starts up, you may see its familiar screen display, normally after the video adapter displays its information. On some machines from the major manufacturers, this …
Read More »Windows 2000 Updates
Windows 2000® Updates The following is a compilation of updates, add-ons and tools provided by Microsoft to enhance the features and usability of the Windows 2000® Operating System. The links that are noted below in blue in the main body of this page will take you directly to the Microsoft …
Read More »Restoring Preview Mode or Thumbnail View to Windows Explorer
Restore Preview Mode (Thumbnail) to Windows Explorer This solution is aimed specifically at restoring your ability to view *.jpg files: Note: You must have your desktop enabled to “View as a Web Page“. This will register the required DLL file(s) Select Start, Run. For those with IE 4, type: regsvr32.exe …
Read More »AutoIt By Jonathan Bennett
AutoIt AutoIt is a simple tool that can simulate key presses, mouse movements and window commands (maximize, minimize, wait for, etc.) in order to automate any windows based task (or even windowed DOS tasks). AutoIt was primarily designed to assist in automatically installing software that cannot be automatically installed by …
Read More »Operating Systems and File Systems BeOS
Operating Systems and their File Systems If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! BeOS Besides what Microsoft and a number of other software developers were doing,1996 saw the emergence of yet another new operating system, called simply “Be“. The …
Read More »mode MS-DOS Command
Type: External (1.1 and later) Syntax: MODE n MODE LPT#[:][n][,][m][,][P] MODE [n],m[,T] MODE (displaytype,linetotal) MODE COMn[:]baud[,][parity][,][databits][,][stopbits][,][retry] MODE LPTn[:]=COMn MODE CON[RATE=(number)][DELAY=(number)] MODE (device) CODEPAGE PREPARE=(codepage) [d:][path]filename MODE (device) CODEPAGE PREPARE=(codepage list) [d:][path]filename MODE (device) CODEPAGE SELECT=(codepage) MODE (device) CODEPAGE [/STATUS] MODE (device) CODEPAGE REFRESH Purpose: MODE sets the mode of operation …
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