Loading The Dos Support Program - Commodore 2040 User Manual

Chapter
7
SIMPLIFYING THE USE OF
COMMODORE DISK-
RELATED COMMANDS
It has been explained that all disk commands must
be
preceded with the BASIC PRI1'.1'=
command and enclosed in quotation marks. This
is
true, but your computer can be pro-
grammed to perform these tasks as well as how to load and run programs stored on diskette.
LOADING THE DOS SUPPORT PROGRAM
The first file on the TEST/DEMO diskette contains a program called UNIVERSAL
WEDGE, often referred to as DOS S'L"PPORT. This program, when loaded into memory,
takes care of the tasks mentioned above. If your computer has Commodore BASIC 4.0 you
can use the quick load procedure to load the DOS SL"PPORT program. For those of you not
equipped with BASIC 4.0, the following procedure will work:
Start with a cold start condition by resetting both the computer and disk drive and insert
the TEST/DEMO disk in drive 0.
STEP 1: Type: LOAD"*",8
The screen displays:
and press
RETCR~.
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