Computer Professional's Quick Reference

Computer Professional's Quick Reference is an instant-access problem solver that takes the frustration out of working on new or unfamiliar systems, and lets you find and use the command, statement, or function you're looking for in seconds — without wading through ponderous manuals. Plus it enables you to translate commands of one system into another with ease. It is also full of reference data invaluable for computer professionals and difficult to find elsewhere in one place.

UNIX, VAX/VMS, VM/CMS, MVS-TSO, MS-DOS, Macintosh. For each the information is right at your fingertips, illustrated by concrete examples and covering such basic operations as listing directories; copying, renaming, deleting, and editing files; and compiling and running programs. Data communications professionals and other users will find up-to-the-minute guidance on interfaces, connections and modems, worldwide networks such as BITNET and the Internet, and file transfer with Kermit and FTP. There is also information on standards organizations and procedures, dozens of easy-to-use tables including conversion tables, ISO alphabets, floating-point formats, typography, and much more

In short, if you need simple answers to complex questions — and you need them fast — this is the one book you'll want on your reference shelf.

• Section 1: Common Operating Systems Commands
1. Files and Filenames
   1. Valid Filenames
   2. Directory Structures and Pathnames
   3. Wild Cards
2. List Out Directory Contents
3. Copy a File
4. Rename a File
5. Delete a File
6. List Contents of File on the Screen
7. Print File
8. Create a New Directory
9. Remove a Directory
10. Move to Another Directory
11. Edit a File (Line Mode)
12. Compile and Run a Program
13. Command Procedures
    1. Invoke a Command Procedure Interactively
    2. invoke a Command Procedure in Batch
    3. Check on the Progress of a Job
    4. Stop a Batch Job
14. Abort Operation
15. Redirection of Input and Output
16. Bibliography
• VAX-VMS
1. Files and Filenames
   1. Valid Filenames
   2. Directories and Full File Specification
   3. Wild Cards
2. List Out Directory Contents
3. Copy a File
4. Rename a File
5. Delete a File
6. List Contents of File on the Screen
7. Print File
8. Create a New Directory
9. Remove a Directory
10. Move to Another Directory
11. Edit a File (Line Mode)
12. Compile and Run a Program
13. Command Procedures
    1. Invoke a Command Procedure Interactively
    2. invoke a Command Procedure in Batch
    3. Check on the Progress of a Job
    4. Stop a Batch Job
14. Abort Operation
15. Bibliography
• MVS-TSO
1. Files and Filenames
   1. Valid Filenames ("Data Set names")
   2. Partitioned Data Sets
   3. Wild Cards
2. List Out Directory Contents
3. Copy a File
4. Rename a File
5. Delete a File
6. List Contents of File on the Screen
7. Print File
8. Create a New Directory
9. Remove a Directory
10. Move to Another Directory
11. Edit a File (Line Mode)
12. Compile and Run a Program
13. Command Procedures
    1. Invoke a Command Procedure Interactively
    2. invoke a Command Procedure in Batch
    3. Check on the Progress of a Job
    4. Stop a Batch Job
14. Abort Operation
15. Bibliography
• VM-CMS
1. Files and Filenames
   1. Valid Filenames ("File Identifiers")
   2. Directory Structure and Pathnames
   3. Wild Cards
2. List Out Directory Contents
3. Copy a File
4. Rename a File
5. Delete a File
6. List Contents of a File on the Screen
7. Print a File
8. Create a New Directory
9. Remove a Directory
10. Move to Another Directory
11. Edit a File (Line Mode)
12. Compile and Run a Program
13. Command Procedures
14. Bibliography
• MS-DOS
1. Files and Filenames
   1. Valid Filenames
   2. Directory Structure and Pathnames
   3. Wild Cards
2. List Out Directory Contents
3. Copy a File
4. Rename a File
5. Delete a File
6. List Contents of a File on the Screen
7. Print a File
8. Create a New Directory
9. Remove a Directory
10. Move to Another Directory
11. Edit a File (Line Mode)
12. Compile and Run a Program
13. Command Procedures
14. Abort Operation
15. Move to Another Drive
16. Format a Disk
17. Duplicate a Disk
18. Verify a Disk
19. Redirection of Input and Output
20. Bibliography
• Macintosh
1. Versions of the System and the Finder
2. Abort Operation
3. Fundamental Shortcuts
4. Move a Window without Selecting It
5. A Neater CLEAN UP
6. Close All Windows
7. TRASHing Files
8. Attractive Accents and Punctuation Marks
9. The Command Symbol
10. The Dominant Disk
11. Multifinder Miscellanea
12. Remarks on Fonts
    1. Traditional Screen Fonts
    2. Printer Fonts
    3. Adobe Type Manager and TrueType
    4. Font Identifications
13. Graphics Formats
    1. Paint Format
    2. PICT
    3. PICT2
    4. TIFF
    5. EPS
    6. Converting from One Format to Another
14. Bibliography
• System Characteristics
1. UNIX
2. VAX-VMS
3. MVS-TSO
4. VM-CMS
5. MS-DOS
6. Macintosh
7. DEC PDP-11/RT-11
8. DECSYSTEM-10 and DECSYSTEM-20
9. PRIME 50 series — PRIMOS
10. UCSD pSystem
11. CDC Cyber Systems — NOS
12. CPM/80
• Section 2: Data Communications and File Transfer
8. Interfaces, Connections, and Modems
1. RS-232 Serial Interface
   1. Generalities
   2. Useful Subsets of RS-232
   3. Remarks on Connecting Computers to Modems
   4. Typical Connection for Two Computers
   5. RS-232 Implemented with a 9-Pin Connector
2. RS-422 Serial Interface
3. Interconnecting Macintoshes, IBM-OC's, and Other Computers
4. Centronics Parallel Printer Interface
5. IEEE 488
6. SCSI Interface on Apple Macintosh Computers
7. Modern Topics
   1. Modem Standards
   2. Smart Modems
   3. Transmission Speed
   4. Communication Characteristics of Some Systems
8. Bibliography
9. Worldwide Networks
1. Descriptions of Important Networks
   1. The Internet
   2. BITNET
   3. DECnet Internet
   4. UUCP
   5. USENET
   6. JANET
   7. JUNET
   8. EUnet
2. Important Computers
3. Electronic Mail Addresses
4. Obtaining Internet Information
5. Bibliography
10. Kermit
1. A Sample Kermit Session
2. Remarks on Kermit Commands
3. The connect Command
4. The set Command
   1. set baud
   2. set delay
   3. set duplex
   4. set escape
   5. set file
   6. set flow
   7. set handshake
   8. set IBM
   9. set parity
5. The send Command
6. The receive Command
7. The get Command
8. Kermit Operation and Packet Format
9. Bibliography
11. FTP
1. A Sample FTP Session
2. A Subset of Essential FTP Commands
• Section 3: Standards
12. Standard Organisations and Procedures
1. Standards Organizations
   1. International Organizations
   2. European Organizations
   3. National Organizations
   4. Professional and Industry Organizations
2. Addresses of Standards Organizations
   
   1. International Organizations
   2. European Organizations
   3. National Organizations
   4. Professional and Industry Organizations
3. Bibliography
13. Character Codes and Typography
1. ASCII
2. ECBDIC
3. ISO 646 and International Versions of ASCII
4. The Eight-Bit Code ISO 6937
5. The Eight-Bit ISO Alphabets 8859/1 to 8859/9
6. Manufacturers' "Extended ASCII's"
7. Accented Letters in ISO Alphabets and Manufacturers' "Extended ASCII's"
8. Character Code Tables
9. Letter Frequency
10. Digital Typography
    1. Units
    2. Other Typographic Terminology
    3. Resolution
    4. Representation of Fonts
11. List of Standards Relating to Character Sets
12. Bibliography
14. Floating-Point Format
1. Precision and Range
2. Bias
3. ANSI/IEEE Single-Precision Formats
4. ANSI/IEEE Double-Precision Formats
5. List of Floating-Point Standards
6. Bibliography
15. Network Standards
1. Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model
2. TCP/IP and the OSI Model
3. IEEE Local Area Network Standards
4. List of Network Standards
   1. General OSI Reference Model
   2. Application Layer
   3. Session Layer
   4. Transport Layer
   5. Network Layer
   6. Data-Link Layer
   7. Data-Link Layer: IEEE LAN Standards
   8. Physical Layer
5. Bibliography
16. Programming Language Standards
1. Ada
2. BASIC
3. C Language
4. COBOL
5. FORTRAN
6. Pascal
7. List of Programming Language Standards (ANSI, ISO)
8. Programming Language Standards under Development
9. Bibliography
17. Other Hardware and Software Standards
1. Operating Systems
2. Microprocessors
3. Software Engineering
4. Computer Graphics
5. Text and Document Processing
6. Data Communications
   1. EIA Standards
   2. ISO and National Bodies
   3. CCITT Recommendations
   4. European Communications Standards (NETs)
7. Standard Paper Sizes

This was once a very good (excellent) book that showed differences between platforms. Today, it has only historical value.