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Chapter
21
Using the Tandy
1000
One-Drive
System
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
With the computer turned on, insert an MS-DOS system diskette
in the drive, and press the RESET button. The system prompt,
A>,
is displayed once you answer the date and time prompts.
Type
format
Is
IENTER).
The following message appears:
Insert new diskette for drive
A:
and strike any key when ready
Remove the system diskette, and insert a blank diskette into the
drive.
Press any key to begin.
A
series of dashes appears on the screen.
These dashes change to dots as the diskette is formatted. When
the diskette is formatted, you are asked:
Format another
Y/N?
Press
Q
to continue formatting as many diskettes as you wish.
When the last diskette is formatted, press
El
at the prompt.
The system prompt reappears.
Insert the original DeskMate master diskette that came with
your computer. (Do not use a copy that already contains data
you created.)
Type
copy
*.exe
b:
(ENTER).
The following prompt appears:
Insert new diskette for
drive
B:
and strike
any key when ready.
Insert the newly formatted diskette, and press any key. You are
asked to switch diskettes several times. (Use the DeskMate
diskette when you are prompted to insert the diskette for
Drive
A,
and use the newly formatted diskette when you are
prompted
for
the diskette
for
Drive
B.)
With the original DeskMate diskette in Drive
A,
type
copy *.hlp
b:
(ENTER).
As
before, you are asked to insert the formatted diskette and
strike any key. Do
so,
and when asked to switch diskettes, follow
the instructions on the screen. The system prompt reappears
when the transfer
is
complete.
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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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