ply
follow
the step-by-step instructions pre-
sented here. For a cassette-based program, per-
form the
ON
CASSETTE
instructions
that
follow.
For a diskette-based program,
follow
the
ON
DISKETTE
instructions.
FIRST,
MAKE
A
BACKUP
COPY
If
at
all possible,
you
should make a backup copy
of
a program before
you
use
it
for
the
first time.
You
can then use the backup
copy
and keep the
original program in a safe
place. This ensures
that
if
anything happens
to
the
copy
you
are us-
ing,
you
will
still have
the
original program in-
tact.
Making
a backup copy
of
a program
is
a right
guaranteed
to
you
by
law.
However
, because
of
the increase in software
piracy-people
making
copies
of
programs and then illegally selling
them-many
software manufacturers sell copy-
protected
programs. This means
that
it
is
ex-
tremely difficult
to
make a backup
copy
of
the
software.
If
the backup procedures presented
here
do
not
work
for
your
software
program,
chances are
that
the program
is
copy-protected.
If this
is
the
case,
your
local users'
group
may be
able
to
help
(see
Chapter
6,
"Your Computer's
Network").
If
you
cannot make a backup copy
at this time and still
wish
to
load the program,
skip
to
the next section,
"LOADING
THE PRO-
GRAM
INTO
YOUR COMPUTER'S MEMORY."
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