DOSSHELL

Starts MS-DOS Shell, a graphical interface to MS-DOS.

MS-DOS Shell is included with MS-DOS 6.0 and earlier; it is not included    
with MS-DOS 6.22. MS-DOS Shell is available in the MS-DOS Resource Kit. To
order the Resource Kit, use the coupon in the back of your MS-DOS User's
Guide.

Syntax

To start MS-DOS Shell in text mode, use the following syntax:

    DOSSHELL [/T[:res[n]]] [/B]

To start MS-DOS Shell in graphics mode, use the following syntax:

    DOSSHELL [/G[:res[n]]] [/B]

Parameters

res
    Specifies a screen-resolution category. Valid values are L, M, and H to
    specify low, medium, and high resolution, respectively. The default
    value of res depends on your hardware.

n
    Specifies a screen resolution when there is more than one choice within
    a category. For information about the valid values for this parameter,
    see the "Notes" screen. The default value of n depends on your
    hardware.

Switches

/T
    Starts MS-DOS Shell in text mode.

/B
    Starts MS-DOS Shell using a black-and-white color scheme.

/G
    Starts MS-DOS Shell in graphics mode.