of
the exercises involve the use of AlAR I BASIC,
you will
also
need
a BASIC
cartridge
if
you
have an
AlAR
I 4OO™,
8OO™,
or
1200XLTM
Computer.
If
you
have
an XETM Game
System,
130XE'"",
65XETM,
or
BOOXLTM,
your computer
is
equipped with
built-in
BASIC.
Section
3,
"Selecting a DOS
Menu
Option,"
covers every func-
tion on the
DOS
2.5
Menu
and provides step-by-step examples
of
how
to use each one.
Section
4,
"Using BASIC
Commands with
DOS
2.5,"
will
be
of
interest
primarily to the advanced
user
or
programmer.
The
appendices cover a number of both
technical
and nontech-
nical topiCS. You
may find
the following
especially
useful
:
•
See Appendix C if you run into any error messages as
you get started with DOS
2.5.
•
If you
have
more
than
one disk
drive,
see Appendix G.
•
If your computer system
includes
an AlARI 810 Disk
Drive or if you
have diskette
files created and stored
using the earlier ATARI DOS
2.05,
see Appendix
H.
•
If you
have
an AlARI130XE
Computer,
see Appendix
K.
•
If you
have
diskette files
created
and stored using AlARI
OOS
3,
see Appendix
L
•
If you
live
in the
United
Kingdom,
see Appendix N for
additional
installation
information.
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