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Chapter
21
Using
the
Tandy
1000
9.
DISKCOPY prompts you to insert the formatted
target diskette
into Drive A. Insert the newly formatted diskette, and press any
key.
10.
During DISKCOPY, you are prompted to switch the diskettes
several times.
11.
When DISKCOPY is completed, the following prompt is
displayed:
Copy Complete
Copy another
(Y/N)?
12.
Press
Q
to end the session or
Q
to make more backups.
Two-Drive
System
If you have a system with two disk drives, the backup procedure
for system diskettes
is
much easier.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Turn on the computer as outlined in “Startup/Ending
Procedures.”
Insert your
source
diskette
(the diskette you wish to copy) into
Drive A and your “target diskette” (your blank diskette) into
Drive
B
(the upper drive).
At the system prompt,
A>,
type:
Format
B:
(ENTER).
Press any key to begin. When completed, the following prompt
appears:
Format another
(Y/N)?
You now have a formatted diskette which can be used as a data
diskette in Drive
B.
Select
0
to format more diskettes or
Q
to end the formatting
procedure and return to the system prompt.
At the system prompt, type:
Diskcopy
A:
B:
(ENTER).
The
following prompt is displayed:
Insert source diskette into Drive
A:
Insert formatted target diskette
into Drive
6:
Press any key when ready
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1000
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Tandy 1000 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ProcessorIntel 8088
Processor Speed4.77 MHz
RAM128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Operating SystemMS-DOS 2.11
ManufacturerTandy Corporation
Release Year1984
StorageSingle or double 5.25" floppy disk drive (360 KB), optional hard drive
SoundTandy 3-voice sound
PortsParallel, Serial
GraphicsCGA (Color Graphics Adapter)
Graphics Modes320x200, 640x200

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