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The Renegar edited this page Oct 4, 2026 · 2 revisions

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SysBar

The SysBar (off by default) shows an information bar, top-right of screen every time the menu is opened with some handy system status information.

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The SysBar shows (left to right):

  • Largest executable program size (free lower memory)
    • Click to execute MEM /C
  • The free Environment size (ever get an error 'Not enough space for environment' when running a program?)
  • The free space on the system drive (if you boot from floppy it will be A:)
    • Click to execute FREE C:
  • Status indicators for Caps Lock (CL), Num Lock (NL) and Scroll Lock (SL) keys
    • Click to toggle each keyboard indicator (i.e. turn Caps Lock on/off)
  • Status indicators for mouse presence, display type and network status (based on detection of a loaded network packet driver).
  • The country code for the current DOS locale settings (as/if set by COUNTRY.SYS).
    • Click to change the country code for the current DOS session

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