otherwise, you may have trouble
trying
to
find
exactly
where
a program begins
when
you
use
the tape
at
a later time.
When buying blank diskettes for storing
your
own
work,
look for these minimum require-
ments: the disks should be single-sided, soft
sec-
tored, and either single-density or double-
density. Blank diskettes are usually available in
boxes
of
ten.
Some
of
the higher quality brands
to
look
for
are Verbatim, Maxell, and
3M
dis-
kettes .
•
Be
sure
to
have handy
your
software docu-
mentation-the
instructions
that
came
with
your
software program. Almost every com-
mercial software program comes
with
instruc-
tions on
how
to
load the program into
your
computer's memory and
how
to
best
use
the
program's many features.
You
should spend
some time looking through the documentation
before trying
to
use
the program.
While it
is
not
necessary to read through
your
software documentation now,
you
may
want
to
refer
to
the
loading instructions. The loading in-
structions for
your
particular software program
may
differ slightly from those presented here.
If
this
is
the
case,
follow
the software documenta-
tion instructions, or select a different program
to
practice loading.
Now
that
you
have all the necessary items
at
hand, it's time
to
begin loading a program.
Sim-
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