Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

Chapter 6 / Command Reference
ASSIGN External
I ~ 1 ASSIGN [drivel [=] drive2 [. .. ]]
Reassigns drive names (letters). MS-DOS will route requests for
a disk drive to the reassigned drive.
Parameters
drivel is the drive letter you wish to reassign.
drive2 is the drive letter to be given drivel.
Notes and Suggestions
• ASSIGN lets you use application programs on drives other
than those for which they were specifically designed. A pro-
gram designed to only operate on Drives A and B could be
used on fixed Drive C.
• This command does not require a colon after the drive letter.
•
If you enter ASSIGN without parameters, all drives are reas-
signed to
their normal designation (drive letter).
•
You should take care when reassigning drives used with MS-
DOS or
an application program. Some functions will expect to
find
data or information on a specific drive and ASSIGN could
make the data or information unaccessible.
• DO not use ASSIGN
with JOIN, PRINT, or SUBST.
• DISKCOMP, DISKCOPY,
and LABEL do not allow assigned
drives
as parameters.
Example
assign a=c b=c
routes all requests for Drive A or Drive B to Drive C.
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English