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10

informatiOn

comng

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key-

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10

informo~Of"I

traveling

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diNe

Of

prlfl'B,TO!'

example)

You

get

the

message:

THIS

IS

A

DATA

DISK,

NOT "

STARTUP

DISK

nus

message appears

when

yOll

try

to

start

wilh a disk thaI

does

not

Clrry a copy

of

!he opcr2ling system. Remove the problem disk and

insert the correct disk.

Then

resUlt

!.he

computer

by

pressing

o..<:onlrol-Rcsct. Be

sure

(0

rele~

Reset first.

(If

lhe

command

doesn't

work

the

first Lime,

Iry

it agll.in.)

You

get

the

message:

I{O

EAAOR

11tis message

appe2rs

when

the

computer

and

Ofle

of

its peripheral

devices

have

a

problem

exd13nging

information. Make

sure

you've::

SOl

the right disk

(An

/ntroduaionJ in drive 1

and

that you inserted

the

disk

correctly (!libel

side

up

with

the l.abel gOing in last). Try

removing

and

reinserting

me

disk,

2nd

then

start again.

If

thc

disk

isn't

the

problem, tum

off

thc

power and

nuke

sure your disk drive

is

conneaed

properly.

Working with a cassefte

recorder

This section shows

roo

haN

10

start the computer

without

a disk

drive,

how

to

load a program from a

ClSSCtte

tape,

and

how

to

save

a program

onto

a

<2SSeue.

Before

you

begin,

make

sure

the

ClSSCltc

is in

the

recorder

and,

if necessary,

rewound.

If you

don'l

have

a

prerecorded

program, read

the

next section

on

how

to

start

lhe

computer.

1bcn

skip

to

·Saving a Program

on

Tape,·

which

includes a one-line program thai you can

savc

to

tape

and

usc

to tesl

your

loading

lcchnique

.

.:-

Tape

or

disk drive: A

tape

rccorder

is less

expensive

than a disk

drive. Howcvcr,

tapes

arc

slowcr

and

less rcliablc

than

disks.

Pcrhaps

cven

morc

important,

vcry

few

programs

are

distributed

on

cassette tape.

Starting without a disk

drive

To

start the

computer

without a disk drive, switch

on

the

monitor

and

the computer.

(SCe

Figures 2·4

and

2-5.)

The

computer

will

beep

and

the

power

light

will

light. "Ine screen will

show

the

Applesoft

prompt

(I)

and

a blinking

cursor

.

W<:>rkng

with

a cassette

recorder

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