MGT SAM drive, User Manual

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SAM Coupe Disk Drive Manual 8
THE MENU
SCREEN
MAKING NEW
SYSTEM DISKS
Sam Coupe Disk System 2
A - Backup Current Disk
B - Format New Disk
C - Demonstration Program
D – Flash!
E - Directory
F - Spectrum Emulator
G - BASIC Translator
H - UDG Designer
I - Font Loader
J - Screen Dump Loader
K - LOAD File by Number
L - Exit to BASIC
Disk Drives 1 RAM 256K
Enter Menu Option
If you haven't yet seen the Demo program,
type C to see a little of the Coupe's
potential. The demo returns you to the menu
when it has finished.
we said that your System Disk was important.
That's why the first thing you should do is
copy the System Disk.
Select option A from the Menu, and follow
the on-screen instructions, making sure that
you put a new disk in the drive where
requested to do so. The new disk will be
formatted (wiping out any information stored
on it, so only use a brand new blank disk).
After formatting the disk will be verified
to make sure that it is in good condition.
You will then be asked to place the source
disk (ie your System Disk, in drive 1). From
now on you will be asked to alternately put
in your target disk (the new disk) and your
source disk (the System Disk), until the
System Disk has been completely copied onto
the new disk. The process involves lots of
disk swaps because the disks store such a
large amount of data, (a 100,000 word
novel's worth with room to spare!).
Once the copy is complete a directory of
your System Disk is displayed on-screen.
Press the spacebar to get back to the menu.
You should remove your System Disk and put
it away in a safe place, (see the Good
Housekeeping section near the end of this
manual for disk care information). From now
on you should ONLY USE THE COPY of the
System Disk.