the DOS
menu
because
it
offers
you
a selection
of
choices,just
as
a restaurant menu offers
you
a
selection
of
food.
Formatting
the
Blank
Diskette
Before
you
can copy a program
onto
a blank
diskette,
you
must format the diskette. This
procedure puts the tracks and sectors
onto
a
blank diskette
so
it
can hold information.
STEP 1
Notice
that
a
prompt
appears on the screen:
SELECT
ITEM OR
RETURN
FOR
MENU.
The
formatting
option
is
item I on the menu.
To
select this
option
, type the letter I and press
the RETURN key
STEP 2
Soon
another
prompt
appears:
WHICH
DRIVE
TO FORMAT?
To
select Drive 1,
type
the
num
-
ber 1 and press
RETURN
.
The
disk drive
will
spin and
you
will
hear a
whirring
noise.
STEP 3
When the
whirring
stops and the red
light
goes off, remove the DOS Master Diskette and
insert
the
blank disk
to
be formatted. Again,
insert the diskette label side up,
bottom
end
facing
away
from you.
Be
sure
to
close the
drive
door
when
you
'
re
done.
STEP 4
Another
prompt
appears on the screen:
TYPE
"Y"
TO FORMAT
DISK
1.
Type
Y and press
RE-
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