MGT SAM drive, User Manual

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SAM Coupe Disk Drive Manual 9
EXPLANATION
OF THE MENU
If you wish to create a disk which only has
SAMDOS on it, ie a disk which you can start
up the computer with but which has plenty of
room for your own work select option e,
using a blank disk.
A Backup Current Disk
This option will make an exact duplicate of
the disk in the drive. Use this option to
duplicate your master system disk.
B Format New Disk
Use this option to prepare blank disks for
use. It offers the option of copying SAMDOS
onto the disk. NB tracks on the disk are
numbered 0 to 79 on side 1 and 128 + 0 to 79
(ie 128 to 207) on side 2.
C Demo Program
Chose this option to get a taste of the
Coupes capabilities.
D Flash!
This is the professional quality art package
included with every Coupe. Refer to the
Flash! manual on how to get the most from
it. There are SCREEN$ files on the disk
which you can load into Flash! and work
with. Flash! saves screens to disk as CODE
files. If you wish to view a screen saved
from Flash! outside of Flash!, or load a
Flash! screen into your own program, load
the file as a SCREEN$ file, eg: LOAD"Astro2"
SCREEN$
E Directory
This option displays a list of every file on
the disk.
F Spectrum Emulator
This is the Spectrum Emulator program,
designed to allow you to run many Spectrum
48K programs on your SAM Coupe.
G BASIC Translator
This program will translate most Spectrum
BASIC programs into SAM BASIC.
H UDG Designer
This program allows you to create your own
characters, see the detailed notes further
on.
I Font Loader
This program loads in the international
character set.
J Screen Dump Loader
This program loads in a machine code
extension to SAM BASIC to allow DUMP and
DUMP CHR$ to work.
K LOAD File by Number
This will display a directory of files and
ask for the number of the file you want
LOADed. -
L Exit to BASIC
This clears the menu from memory and returns
you to the start-up screen.