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CHAPTER
7:
USING TRSDOS
PROGRAMS
This chapter explains how
to:
• Prepare TRSDOS application programs for use. (TRSDOS-II
application programs require no preparation Load them
as
instructed
in
Chapter 6 )
• Format data diskettes for use with TRSDOS or TRSDOS-II
application programs
If
you are going to use the hard disk unit,
go
to Chapter
5,
"TRSDOS-II Hard Disk System Preparation (FORMAT)."
Preparing TRSDOS Programs
All Model
II
programs currently distributed by Radio Shack run
under the TRSDOS operating system.
If you have TRSDOS application programs, you may
do
one of the
following
• Convert your programs to TRSDOS-II and then load them as
TRSDOS-II programs
•
Run
your TRSDOS programs, as
is,
with a backup of your
TRSDOS 2
0b System Diskette
in
Drive 0
• Convert your TRSDOS diskettes
to
TRSDOS 2.0b (to
run
on
Thinline drives)
Converting TRSDOS
to
TRSDOS-II
TRSDOS-II
is
a greatly enhanced version of TRSDOS.
It
can be
used with either floppy or hard disk drives.
It
stores and retrieves
information much faster and can store more information per disk.
And
it
lets you use double-sided diskettes
To
use TRSDOS-formatted programs under TRSDOS-II, you must
copy the programs and data
to
disks formatted by TRSDOS-II The
insert
in
your TRSOOS-fl Reference Manual explains how
to
convert your programs.
You
must have more than one floppy
diskette
to
use TRSDOS-II.
Using TRSDOS Diskettes
"As
Is"
If
you have enough drives, you can simply insert the TRSDOS 2 0b
diskette
in
Drive 0 and the TRSDOS diskettes
in
the other drives
Then press the reset button Press the break and repeat keys The
system starts up under TRSDOS 2 0b Enter
the
date and time,
TRSDOS READY
is
displayed. Now you can
10ad
and run your
programs under TRSDOS 2.0b.
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