CONFIG is an abbreviation for configuration and the computer science meaning is: "The way that the components of a computer network are connected". A dictionary definition of the word configuration is available.
Once upon a time... In the early days of Microsoft DOS (Disk Operating System) there were two files that were called upon to start your computer. These were Autoexec.bat (batch file) and the config.sys file. I used to tell people that the config.sys file was what told your computer where everthing was. In reality it also set the parameters for devices like your CD-ROM drive.
Here is an example of what the config.sys may look like:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 4096 RAM
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=40
BUFFERS=25
LASTDRIVE=J
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\SCSI\NECCDR.SYS /D:NECCD
DEVICEHIGH=D:\SBAWE32\DRV\CSP.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220
DEVICEHIGH=D:\SBAWE32\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5
DEVICEHIGH=D:\SBAWE32\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
STACKS=0,0
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
More about the config.sys file can be found on Wikipedia at URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONFIG.SYS
These days the word config is associated with several things according to Wikipedia at URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration
Over the years we've experienced from reviewing our log files many people are searching for UNIX/Linux configuration help for something.conf files. It appears that .conf became the standard for configuration files for many operationg systems, see URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_file
Unfortunately, Discovered: November 20, 2003 a virus writer wrote the W32.HLLW.Taplak virus aimed at any one using the KaZaA peer to peer software which installs a config.com file. More information about this issue can be found on the Symantec.com web site at URL:
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-112012-0423-99&tabid=2
The management having commercial on-line experience since 1988, established the Internet domain config.com in January of 1994 to develop, promote, and serve commercial and consumer Internet services!
Carl Knorr a former peer who helped establish the first incarnation of the company came up wth the name at the time, because in our minds config.sys was the most powerful file on a computer and the one that configured all the devices. At the time, we were one of the few CD-ROM software disc companies in the World shortly after CD-ROM drives were just invented by Philips Corporation. We saw them as being the most powerful storage devices and this at a time when 40MB hard drives were considered huge - LOL
We've always thought what if: config.com could become synonymous with configure communications or configure commerce. Well, we haven't quite become that large, but we've managed to stay focused on e-commerce communications since before the Internet became commerical and we define config as a great company that is all about getting data from one place to another to put it as simply as we can ;)
config.com Internet services has evolved into a company that helps small to medium sized businesses with National Internet access, develop content management type web sites, and also consult on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for web projects World-wide using our extensive experience and knowledge of the Internet.
Best 'net regards,
Joe Rinehart, Network Adminstrator and Founder
config.com Internet services
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