Atari 800 User Manual

220 User's Handbook to the Atari 400/ 800 Comp uters
As shown in Illustr a tion s 7-7 and 7-8, a number of different disk
operations are available on the DOS Menu. To choose an
operation from the DOS Menu , enter the l etter corresponding
to that operation and press Return.
Once the disk operation has been c ho se n, a prompt message for
that operation will appear on the screen. Generally, this prompt
message specifies some additional information required by the
disk operation.
Once the disk operation has been chosen, the prompt ,
SELECT ITEM (DOS 1.0)
or
SELECT ITEM OR [RETURN] FOR MENU
will once again appear on the bottom of the video display.
If
another item is specifi ed, that disk operation's prompt will be
displayed . If Return is pressed, th e DOS Menu will be
redisplayed.
DOS MENU OPERA liONS
In the following sec tions , we will discuss the various DOS Menu
Operations.
A. Disk Directory
The Disk Directory operation lists the files present on a diskette.
When the Disk Dir ecto ry operation h as been specified by
entering A and pressing Return, the following prompt will
appear on the video display:
DIRECTORY-SEARCH SPEC, LIST FILE
If the Return key is pressed in response to this prompt, the names

Atari 800 Specifications

General

Brand	Atari
Model	800
Category	Desktop
Language	English