Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

Chapter 2 / Organization Of Information
The Current Drive
The disk you are using at any given time is your current disk or
current drive. Immediately after startup, MS-DOS places you in
the root directory of the Drive A disk; Drive A is your current
drive.
Knowing about the current drive lets you take shortcuts when
specifying
pathnames. It also helps MS-DOS find what you want
more quickly.
When specifying a file or directory that is not in the current
drive, you must specify the entire pathname. However, when
specifying a file or directory that is in the current drive, you
need not include the drive specification in the pathname.
For example, suppose you are in A: \. To access B: \ PAYROLL,
specify
the drive and the directory name. For example:
dlr b:\payroll
To access A: \ USER, specify only the directory name. For
example:
dir \user
Changing the current drive. You can change the current drive
quickly.
To do so, enter the drive specification at the system
prompt. For example, at A>, type:
b: [ENTER I
The screen shows a new system prompt, B>, to indicate you are
now in Drive B.
The Current Directory
The directory you are using at any given time is your current
directory.
Immediately after startup, MS-DOS assigns the root
directory of Drive A as your current directory.
Knowing about the current directory lets you take even more
shortcuts when specifying pathnames. For example, when speci-
fying a file or
directory that is higher than the current direc-
tory,
and on the same disk, you must give a complete path name
(minus the drive specification).
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English