A common user software interface for shared microcomputers

A description is given of a common user software interface for shared PC/MS-DOS microcomputers. This interface provides for both user productivity features and hardware and software protection. In an attempt to leave maximum flexibility for advanced users but provide the common interface across all PC MS-DOS microcomputers, adding functionality from existing and some created components was chosen over a DOS menu shell like QDOS. The starting point for examining the common interface is the normal startup time configuration files. Specifically, these files are the standard CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. The former file is fairly standard, while the latter file encompasses a major part of the common interface.<>