Storing Files On Fixed Disk - Tandy 1200 HD User Manual

Diskettes are easy to use, and, since you can buy as many of them
as you please, the amount of data you can store on diskette is virtually
unlimited.
However, since you have a fixed disk drive in your computer, you
will probably want to use it most of the time.
NOTE
TO HELP YOU KEEP TRACK OF YOUR
DISKETTES, DOS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR
YOU TO ASSIGN THEM NAMES JUST AS YOU
ASSIGN NAMES TO YOUR FILES. SEE THE
FORMAT COMMAND SECTION O F THIS
CHAPTER FOR INFORMATION ON DISK
NAMING.
Storing Files On Fixed Disk
The magnetic disks built into the fixed disk drive can store 10 mil-
lion characters of information
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that is approximately five thousand
double spaced typewritten pages. You are not likely to quickly run
out of storage space on your fixed disk drive!
As well as providing a vast storage space for files, the fixed disk
drive is also very convenient and easy to use. When your tiles
are
stored on fixed disk, there is no need to insert a diskette into the
diskette drive each time you wish to access a file, and your computer
will operate much faster.
If, however, your tixed disk drive should malfunction or if you should
accidentally give the wrong DOS command, you could temporarily
or even permanently lose every file you have stored on the fixed disk
drive. You should, therefore, keep
a
library of diskettes containing
backup copies of every important tile you have stored on the fixed
disk. (For
procedures on how to do this, refer
to
Section
2 . 8 . )
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