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Is there any difference between loading programs in config.sys and autoexec.bat?
Can I do without autoexec.bat?
For example, if autoexec.bat has the following:

CTMOUSE
SMARTDRV.EXE
GHOST -clone,mode=pdump,src=1:3,dst=SYSTEM.GHO -z9 -sure -rb

Can these be written into config.sys?

DEVICE=CTMOUSE
DEVICE=SMARTDRV.EXE
DEVICE=GHOST -clone,mode=pdump,src=1:3,dst=SYSTEM.GHO -z9 -sure -rb

If you write it like that in config.sys, you should use install= instead of device=
And you also have to write out the full names, including the .exe

DEVICE is for memory management under DOS and for loading device drivers, used to activate devices (such as CD-ROM drives, USB, etc.).

autoexec.bat is a bundled set of commands for using application programs (run automatically), to avoid entering commands by hand. (For example: BIOS and FIRMWARE flashing under DOS, etc.), mainly aimed at “newbies, beginners”.