Creating a blank dos-format disk – Apple Macintosh PowerBook 150 User Manual

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Creating a blank DOS-format disk

When you erase or initialize a disk on the Macintosh, you can choose its
format—either Macintosh or DOS.

To create a blank DOS-format disk on your Macintosh, follow these steps:

1

Insert a floppy disk.

m If the disk has not been initialized, a dialog box appears in which you can

specify the disk’s name and format.

m If the disk has already been used, you’ll need to erase it. Select the disk,

then choose Erase Disk from the Special menu.

WARNING

Before you erase or initialize a disk, be sure that the disk

contains no information you want to save.

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Exchanging Files with DOS or Windows

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