O R I C DOS V1.1 (for the ORIC-1 or A T M O S ) .
ORIC E X T E N D E D BASIC V1.0
(for the O R I C - 1 ) or V1.1 (for the
A T M O S ) .
© 1983 T A N G E R I N E
37631 BYTES F R E E ( A T M O S ) or 47870 ( O R I C - I )
R E A D Y
This tells you that the D O S is now loaded and ready for use.
Note: If this message does not a p p e a r or is incorrect, r e m o v e the disc,
remove the power plug from the back of the c o m p u t e r , then re-connect
it and insert the disc.
Do not remove the system disc yet however as you will need it to m a k e a
backup copy, as explained in the next section. If however you do wish to
remove the system disc, m a k e sure the red (or green) light is 'out' then
press the 'lock/release' bar on the front of the drive.
T h e disc will be partially ejected and you can withdraw it completely.
T h e D O S is still loaded, in the c o m p u t e r m e m o r y so you can re-insert
the disc without affecting the system in any way.
M A K I N G A B A C K U P C O P Y OF THE S Y S T E M DISC
N o w that you have loaded the D O S into c o m p u t e r m e m o r y , it would be
a good idea, before doing anything else, to m a k e a backup copy of the
system disc, in other words, copy everything on the system disc onto
a n o t h e r disc. If anything should happen which damages the system disc
or affects the D O S written on it, then you have the backup copy to use.
To m a k e a backup copy you will have to use two of the D O S functions
( F O R M A T and B A C K U P ) and as this is a first a t t e m p t we will take you
slowly through the instructions required to use these functions. Whilst
carrying out these instructions you might like to c o m p a r e what you are
doing with the instructions in C h a p t e r 5 for F O R M A T and B A C K U P .
O n e m o r e thing! C h a p t e r 5 contains a n u m b e r of useful points to bear in
mind when using the system. In particular it covers the standards to be
o b s e r v e d when using the k e y b o a r d (see G e n e r a l Instructions 1 page 19).
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