Commodore PC - If You Have Only One Floppy Disk Drive

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If You Have Only One Floppy Disk Drive
f0***) If your computer has only one floppy disk drive, you can still use
ms-dos commands as you would on a system with more than one
drive, but you must specify a drive name as well. By specifying
>*"*k the drive letter you tell your computer to perform the command
on that drive, ms-dos then prompts you to insert the proper disk,
as in the following example:
(j A> format a: /v
Insert new diskette for drive A:
and strike ENTER when ready_
If you specify drive B in a command when you have only one
drive, ms-dos prompts you to insert the disk for drive B. In this
/~\ case A and B represent the disks that you put into the single
drive.
For example, to make a copy of your ms-dos disk, type the follow-
/•"■n ing at the ms-dos prompt:
di 5 kcopy a: b:
< ' ms-dos responds with the following message:
Insert SOURCE diskette in drive A:
^■"^ Press any key when ready . . .
Remove the ms-dos disk, put the blank disk into the drive, and
f\ press any key. You may need to reinsert the disks for drives A and
B several times to complete the copy process.
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Note The letter in the system prompt represents the default
drive; it does not represent the last disk used.
You now know how to start and quit the ms-dos operating system,
and you've used some simple commands to copy and format your
disks. In the next chapter you will learn to use more ms-dos com
mands. As you read about these commands and start to use them,
you'll begin to understand how the ms-dos operating system
works, and you'll begin to see what this system can do for you.
What's next?
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