The command prompt, Copying system diskettes – Epson Apex 20020 User Manual

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The Command Prompt

After the computer has loaded MS-DOS from the hard disk,
you see the MS-DOS command prompt on the screen:

C : \ >

The command prompt tells you that your computer is ready to

receive instructions. It also identifies the current operating
drive: A or C, for example. The command prompt appears on

the screen whenever you load MS-DOS, complete an MS-DOS

command, or exit an application program.

In your computer, the diskette drive is A and the hard disk

is drive C. If you have an optional second diskette drive,
MS-DOS identifies it as B.

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Copying System Diskettes

Now that you have started your system and loaded MS-DOS,

it is important that you make copies of your MS-DOS and

Reference diskettes right away. Use the copies (called working
copies) as they are needed and store the originals in a safe
place.

Note

If you have only a single diskette drive and no hard disk

drive, see "Using DISKCOPY With One Drive Only" in

Chapter 4 for instructions on copying diskettes.

Each of the system diskettes is formatted for 360KB.

(Formatting prepares a diskette to store data and is described

in Chapter 3.) To copy them, you need four 360KB double-

density, 5¼-inch diskettes.

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