Epson Apex, User Manual

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Starting and Exiting MS-DOS
Before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS
must be running in memory. Follow these steps to load
MS-DOS:
1. Turn on your monitor and any peripherals, such as the
printer.
2. Turn on the computer.
3. If you have an Apex Plus, insert your MS-DOS system
diskette into the top drive and press any key.
N O T E
If you are using an Apex Plus 20, your system is set to boot
MS-DOS automatically from the hard disk when you turn on or
reset the computer. To boot from the hard disk, make sure that
drive A does not contain a diskette. You can load MS-DOS
from the diskette drive instead of the hard disk drive if you
insert your MS-DOS system diskette before you reset or turn on
your computer. Your computer, however, remembers that you
loaded MS-DOS from drive A and prompts you to insert the
system diskette whenever it needs to access a command.
4. If you have an Apex Plus, respond to the Date and Time
prompts, or press
Enter
twice to skip them.
Now you see the MS-DOS command prompt, which tells you
that MS-DOS is loaded and identifies the current drive. You
can now enter commands to instruct MS-DOS to perform tasks
and run application programs.
Always end your sessions with MS-DOS from the command
prompt. Then it is safe to remove your diskettes, turn off the
computer, and all peripherals.
3-2 Using MS-DOS with Your Apex