Working With Files; File Capacity; File Status; Erasing Files - Alphasmart 3000 User Manual

Working with Files

The first time that the AlphaSmart 3000 is turned on, it will display the
message Opening file 1. On subsequent startups, it will automatically open
the last file used.

File Capacity

The AlphaSmart 3000 supports eight files, which are each 12.5 pages in
length, or about 25 KB. This provides a total storage capacity of 100 pages
of single-spaced text or 200,000 characters.
This file structure is intended to support multiple users or to enable a single
user to organize his or her work into chapters or sections. To move between
files, press the file 1 key to go to File 1, the file 2 key to go to File 2 and so
forth, up to File 8.
When an AlphaSmart 3000 file is full, a message will be displayed which
reads:
File is full. Use another file or send
data to your computer.

File Status

The file status dialog box can be accessed by pressing
box displays the current number of pages in a file, and how much space is
left.

Erasing Files

Text entered into each file will remain there until you explicitly erase it by
pressing the clear file key while the AlphaSmart 3000 is not attached to a
desktop computer. This will produce a prompt, asking if you are sure. Press
Y for yes, and N for no. Note that when you press the clear file key, you are
clearing only the file in which you are currently working; other files will
remain unchanged.
Once the clear file key is pressed and the file is deleted, information may still
be recovered using the Data Recovery command described below. However,
for confidential files which you wish to erase without the ability to recover,
AlphaSmart 3000
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