Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 76

Chapter 6 / Command Reference
COPYDOS External
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Copies operating system files onto an application program
diskette.
Suggestions and Notes
• Some application programs do not include an operating system
on the program diskette. This means you cannot boot (initial-
ize) your computer with that diskette and must use a system
diskette to boot your computer. To avoid needing two diskettes
when executing a program, transfer the startup system files
to your application diskette with COPYDOS.
• COPYDOS works with either protected diskettes (those you
cannot backup) or nonprotected diskettes, and with either sin-
gle- or dual-drive systems.
• Application program diskettes must have 61,000 free bytes of
space to store the system files transferred by COPYDOS.
• Make sure any write-protect tabs are removed from the desti-
nation diskette (the diskette to receive the system files) before
using COPYDOS.
• If you have a single-drive system, MS-DOS will prompt you to
insert the destination diskette in drive B. At this point,
remove the system diskette from drive A and insert the desti-
nation diskette in its place, then continue with the COPYDOS
procedure.
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