Radio Shack TRS-80 Model II Reference Manual page 3

OOEL II TRSOOS
Important Disk Operations
In this section, we will outline some things you should do before you begin any
applications with
TRSDOS:
1. Initialize Some New Diskettes
(FORMAT)
2. Duplicate the
TRSDOS
Diskette
(BACKUP)
3. Make a Working Master
(PURGE)
4. Upgrade Diskettes from Previous Versions
(XFERSYS)
You will need to use several
TRSDOS
commands and utility programs. In this
section we will list them briefly. For details, see the full descriptions elsewhere in
this manual (use the Index).
1. Initialize Some New Diskettes
(FORMAT)
Before any diskette can be used, it must be initialized or' 'formatted" - the data
regions defined and labeled, and a table of contents or' 'directory" created.
The
FORMAT
utility program performs this function. We suggest you format several
diskettes now. You cannot perform the other operations listed in this section until
you have done this.
Start
TRSDOS
as explained in Chapter 1, then type in a command like this:
FORMAT :d
where d is one ofthe drives in your system.
The Computer will prompt you to mount the diskette for formatting.
If you are formatting in drive 0, you must remove the
TRSDOS
diskette and insert
the diskette to be formatted.
The resultant formatted diskette will have the name
TRSDOS
and password
PASSWORD.
For diskettes that will contain
TRSDOS,
we suggest you use these
default values. For your data diskettes, use any diskette name (ID
=
name) and any
password
(pw =
password).
See
FORMAT
for further details.
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