Epson Apex, User Manual

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3. When you see the
C>
prompt, type:
FORMAT A:
and press
Enter.
You see this prompt:
Insert new diskette for drive A:
and strike ENTER when ready
4. Insert the diskette you want to format into drive A and
press
Enter.
MS-DOS displays the head and cylinder
numbers as it formats each cylinder of the diskette:
Head:
n Cylinder: nn
5. When the diskette is formatted, you see these messages:
Format complete
362496 bytes total disk space
362496 bytes available on disk
Format another (Y/N)?
You can press Y to format another diskette or press
N
to
return to the MS-DOS command prompt.
Copying Data
It’s important to create backup copies of the files you store on
your diskettes or hard disk. You can copy data and program files
several ways:
You can use the DISKCOPY command to copy the contents
of an entire diskette.
You can use the COPY command to copy select files.
You can use the BACKUP command to back up the files on
a hard disk or diskette in a compressed format.
Using MS-DOS with your Apex 3-15