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PUTTING A FILE ON THE SCREEN OR ON PAPER USING CP/M
If you want to quickly check the contents of a document file:
1.
Turn on or reset the computer.
2. Insert into drive A the diskette with the file that you want to check.
3.
Type: type
4.
Leave a space; then type the name of the file, including the file type, like this:
A>type <filename.ext>
5. Press RETURN.
6.
The contents of the file will quickly scroll. To stop the scrolling, enter the
command: CTRL—S
7.
To restart the scrolling, again enter the command: CTRL—S
If you want to print the contents of a document file without using a word proc-
essing system:
1. Turn on or reset the computer.
2.
Insert into drive A the diskette containing the file that you want to print.
3. Ready your printer.
4.
Enter the command: CTRL—P
5. At the A> prompt, type: type
6.
Leave a space; then type the letter of the drive containing the file, a colon (:),
and the name of the file, as above.
7.
Press RETURN. The file will print.
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