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Using an AUTOEXEC.BAT file
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Starting an application program
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Using the LIGHTON utility.
Starting MS-DOS
Before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS
must be running in memory. If you have prepared your hard disk
according to the procedures described in Chapter 3, MS-DOS is
loaded automatically from your hard disk whenever you turn on
your computer (provided you do not have a diskette in the diskette
drive).
When the date and time prompts appear, press
Enter
to accept the
date and time shown. The screen then displays the MS-DOS
command prompt,
C>.
Exiting MS-DOS
Before you turn off the computer, make sure the MS-DOS
command prompt (either
C>
or
A>)
appears on the screen. Then
remove your diskettes, turn off any peripherals, and then turn off
the computer.
Changing the Current Drive
MS-DOS identifies your hard disk as drive C. Your 3 1/2-inch
diskette drive is identified as drive A. If you have an external
5 1/4-inch diskette drive, that drive is recognized as drive B.
Note
If you wish, you may reverse the drive identifiers for the internal
3 1/2-inch and the external 5 1/4-inch diskette drives by setting
DIP switch 2 on the back panel in the on position. See “Setting
the DIP Switches,” in Chapter 1.
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