Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 16B User Manual

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CHAPTER 8: SAMPLE SESSION
TRSDOS-II Programs
To load TRSDOS-II and then load and run BASIC. use the following
steps
1 Power up your system press (RPT) (BREAK) until INSERT
DISKETIE IS displayed
2 Insert your Systems Diskette into Drive 0
3 Enter loday's date in the format displayed on your screen. For
example, tor August 23 1983, type
08/23/1983 (ENTER)
4 To skip the ENTER TIME prompt now on your screen, press
(ENTER) This starts the time at 000.00,00 Or, enter the time in
the displayed, 24-hour format (seconds are optiorlal) For
example, for 2
30 pm, type
14.30 (ENTER)
Your screen shows
TRSDOS-II Ready
This message indicates that TRSDOS-II is ready to accept a
command or load an application program
Notice that TRSDOS-II powers up with key-click turned on
Each time you press a key, the system generates a click. To
turn the key-click off, type
CLICK OFF and press (ENTER),
5. All commands must be entered in capital letters. To load
BASIC, type
BASIC (ENTER)
BASIC displays its start-up message and:
Ready
>
Ready> indicates that BASIC not TRSOOS-II, is ready to
accept a command or program statement.
You cannot use TRSDOS-II and
an application program, such as
BASIC, at the same time. For example, if you
type a TRSDOS-II
command while BASIC is controlling the system, an error message
is displayed The application program did not understand the
command. and TRSDOS-II did not receive the command
6. Type the TRSDOS DIR command DIR (ENTER)
Your screen shows:
?SN Error
Ready
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?SN Error indicates that BASIC doesn't understand the
TRSDOS-II command. (You can execute a TRSDOS-II
command from BASIC via the SYSTEM command described
in the BASIC Reference Manual.)
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Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 16B Specifications

General

Brand	Radio Shack
Model	TRS-80 Model 16B
Category	Desktop
Language	English