Commodore PC 40 - The A> Prompt; Whats on the Disk

18 Operations Guide
The A> Prompt
After you respond to the time and date prompts ( either by entering
the date and time,
or by pressing the Return Key when you see each
prompt), the last line of text on your screen should consist of the
symbols A>. (See Figure 12.)
Current date is Tue 1-01-1986
Enter new date (mm-dd-yy): 07-06-86
Current time is 0:00:45:10
Enter new time: 13:30
Microsoft(R) MS-DOS(R) Version 3.20
(c)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1986
MS-DOS PROMPT ---... A>
FIGURE 12. THE A> PROMPT
The characters A> together form the standard MS-DOS prompt.
When
you see the A> prompt, MS-DOS in effect is saying "Tell me
what to do."
What's On The Disk?
To see the contents of the MS-DOS System Disk, follow these steps:
1. IN RESPONSE TO THE A> PROMPT, TYPE:
DIR
This is short for the "Directory" command. (In response to
MS-DOS prompts, you can usually type all upper case or all
lower case letters, or a combination of both. )
2.
PRESS THE RETURN KEY
Your screen will change and will look something like this:
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