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many
of
your responses become almost automatic
.
As
you use
each function of
DOS
,
the
program
lists
its successive prompts
and your
responses
on your screen as you
proceed
.
After typing a
response
into your
computer,
you
must
press
(FletuTl
i
to confirm your
response
.
(Pressing
(FletuTl
i
only
in
re-
sponse to certain
prompts
tells
DOS
to supply a preselected
,
or
default,
response - see
"
Defaults
,"
later in
this section). Many
prompts require a simple yes or
no
answer.
To
answer
yes,
type
Y
and
press
I
FIetuTI I.
To
answer
no,
type
N
and
press
I
FIetuTI I.
If
you make a
mistake
while typing in a
response,
press
[Delete BkSp
i
to erase
the
error,
then
type in
the correct information
.
To delete an entire
response
before you confirm
it,
press
(StvtL
i
and
[
Delete
BkSp
)
simultaneously.
Looking at a Disk
Directory
Each diskette
you use
to
store
information
has a disk directory
that keeps track of the
files
stored on the
diskette
,
how much
room
they take
up.
and how much
free
space is
left on the disk-
eUe
for
storing
more
information
.
The
DISK DIRECTORY
selec-
tion on
the DOS Menu allows
you
to check
what files you have on
your
diskettes.
Since
your
DOS Master Diskette
itself
contains
files,
you
can
try
out the function
by looking
at the directory
of those files.
With
the
DOS Menu
on your screen
,
type
A
,
then
press
(Retlnl
l
twice.
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COPY
FILE
K.
BINARY
SAVE
D.
DELETE
FILE(S)
L
BINARY LOAD
E.
RENAME
FILE
M.
RUN AT ADDRESS
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.
LOCK
fiLE
N
.
CREATE NEM
.
SAY
G.
UNlOCK
fiLE
O.
DUPLICATE
FILE
H.
WRITE
OOS
F!Lfi.-.
P.
FORMAT SINGLE
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