Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

Chapter 6 / Command Reference
• You cannot format drives over the network. FORMAT returns
the following errorlevel codes:
a = Successful completion
3
= Terminated by user (Control-C)
4
= Fatal error
(any error other
than 0, 3, or 5)
5 = "N" response to hard disk prompt, "Proceed with
format (YIN)?"
You can check these exit codes by using the errorlevel option
with the IF batch processing command.
• Use FORMAT to prepare a new disk to receive data. Before
you
can store information on a new disk, you must prepare it
using FORMAT. After formatting, record the volume label and
date of creation. Store this information in a safe place. It helps
you
estimate how long a diskette has been in use.
• While formatting a diskette, FORMAT displays:
Formatting ...
When the format is complete, FORMAT displays this message:
Format complete
nnnnn bytes total disk space
nnnnnn bytes available on disk
Format another (YIN)?
Type Y I ENTER I to format another disk in the same drive. Type
NI ENTER I if you do not want to format another disk.
Examples
for ma t a: I ENTER I
formats the disk in Drive A.
for ma t b: I v I s I ENTER I
formats the disk in Drive B, makes it a system disk, and asks
you
for a volume label. You can enter a label that is a maximum
of 11 characters (for example, DISKONE), or ,press I ENTER I if you
don't
want to label the disk.
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

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Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English