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CHAPTER
7:
USING
TRSDOS
PROGRAMS
This
chapter
explains
how
to:
• Prepare
TRSDOS
application
programs
for
use.
(TRSDOS-II
application
programs
require
no
preparation.
Load them
as
instructed
in
Chapter
6.)
• Format data
diskettes
for
use
with
TRSDOS
or
TRSDOS-II
application
programs.
If
you
are
going
to
use
the
hard
disk
unit,
go
to
Chapter
5.
"TRSDOS-II Hard
Disk
System
Preparation
(FORMAT).
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Preparing
TRSDOS
Programs
All
Model
II
programs
currently distributed
by Radio
Shack
run
under
the
TRSDOS
operating system.
If
you have
TRSDOS
application
programs, you
may
do one
of
the
following:
• Convert your
programs
to
TRSDOS-li and
then
load
them
as
TRSDOS-II programs
•
Run
your
TRSDOS
programs, as
is,
with
a
backup
of
your
TRSDOS
2.0b
System
Diskette
in
Drive
• Convert your
TRSDOS
diskettes
to
TRSDOS
2.0b
(to
run
on
Thinline drives)
Converting
TRSDOS
to
TRSDOS-II
TRSDOS-II
is
a
greatly
enhanced
version
of
TRSDOS,
It
can be
used
with either
floppy
or
hard
disk
drives.
It
stores
and
retrieves
information
much
faster
and can
store
more
information
per
disk.
And
it
lets
you use double-sided
diskettes.
To
use
TRSDOS-formatted programs under
TRSDOS-II, you must
copy
the
programs and
data
to
disks formatted
by TRSDOS-II.
The
insert
in
your
TRSDOS-li Reference Manual
explains
how
to
convert your
programs.
You must
have
more
than
one
floppy
diskette
to
use TRSDOS-II.
Using
TRSDOS
Diskettes
"As
Is"
If
you have
enough
drives,
you can
simply
insert
the
TRSDOS
2.0b
diskette
in
Drive
and
the
TRSDOS
diskettes
in
the other
drives.
Then
press
the reset button.
Press
the
break
and
repeat
keys.
The
system
starts
up under
TRSDOS
2.0b.
Enter
[he
date
and
time;
TRSDOS READY
is
displayed.
Now
you can toad
and
run
your
programs under
TRSDOS
2.0b,
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