Starting
up
Is
sometimes coiled
boo~ng
from
the
term
boot-
strapping.
to
stort by one·$ own
.ffoo
When you turn
on
the power, four things happen:
•
11le computer beeps.
• The
power
I1ght
in
the upper-right comer
of
the keyboard lights
op.
• The
in-use
Light on the disk drive lights.
•
The
disk drive spins the disk.
•:. What's
goIng
on? Every time you turn
on
the
power,
your
Apple lIe checks drive I for a
program
disk
(a
disk with
instructions for the computer).
If
it
finds a program disk
in
drive
I,
it
copies the program into the computer's
memory
and
starts
carrying
out
the instructions
in
that program. (Memory stores
information while the computer
is
turned on.) In this case, the
program
is an educational one,
An
Introduction, but the startup
procedure
is
the
same
for all programs. For a more detailed
account
of
how
the computer works,
sec
Chapter
4,
"The Inside
Story.'
\'({hen
the computer finishes
its
work, you should sec the
display
or
pidure
on
your screen shown
in
Figure
2-6.
If you don't
see
the right
display, consult the next
sedion,
'Troubleshooting:
[f your
display matches the
one
in
Figure 2-6, put this manual aside and
learn interoldively with the Apple
He
as your teacher. Just follow the
instructions
on
the screen. \X'hen you finish
An
InlrocJliclfon, run
the program again
or
continue reading this book.
28
Chapter
2:
Starting
the
Apple
lie
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