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DOS 2.5: XF551"

DISK DRIVE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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YOUR ATARI XF551 DISK DRIVE AND DOS ................ ,

What DOS Does . . . . . . .. .......... ... ..... . . . ......... v

DOS 2.5 and Your ATAAI Personal Computer System ........... vi

How to Use This Manual . . ............................... vii

SECTION 1: YOUR ATARI XF551 DISK DRIVE ..

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Connecting Your XF551 Disk Drive ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1

Connecting More Than One Disk Drive . . ............ . . .. .... 3

Taking Care of Your Diskettes ......... . . .... . . ............ 4

SECTION 2: GETTING STARTED WITH DOS 2.5 .......... 7

Loading DOS . . ......... . .......... . .............. 7

The DOS Menu ............... . . . ........... 10

looking at a Disk Directory. . . . .. . . . .......•....•....... 13

Duplicating a Diskette ............•.. _• . • .• • . . • • • ...... 14

FormattingaDiskette .............. . .... . ••...•. . _..... 17

Naming and Referring 10 Files ....... ... • • . • •• .. . •. . ...... 19

Running a Cartridge From DOS ...... . . .••. • • • • . . .•....... 22

Copying Files. . . . . . . ............................. 24

Erasing Files ........................ _................. 27

SECTION 3: SELECTING A DOS MENU OPTION ......... 29

A. DISK DIRECTORY ................. . ................ 30

B. RU N CARTRIDGE ................................... 34

C. COPY FILE. . . . . . .. . . . • . . . . • . . . . .. . • . . .. 35

D. DELETE FI LE(S) ...... . ... .. ................. . .. .... 38

E. RENAME FI LE. . . . . . . . • . . . . .. . . . ................ 39

F. LOCK FILE ..... . .. . ..........•................. ... 41

G. UNLOCK FILE . ....... • ... .•. ... . ..•.. . . . . . . .•..... 42

H. WR ITE DOS FILES. . . . . • . . . . . ........ ... ... . 42

I. FORMAT DISK ........•....•....•..•....• . . . . •..... 43

J . DU PLICATE DIS K .......... .... ... . .. . . .. . .......... 44

K. BINARY SAVE .............. .. ..... . . . . .. .... . ...... 47

L BINARY LOAD ......... . . . ............ . .. . ... .. .... 53

M. RUN AT AD DR ESS .............. ... ......... .. ...... 54

N. CREATE MEM.SAV ........ • • • • .• • • • •• • . • • • • .•• • ..... 55

O. DU PLICATE FILE .. . .. .... ..... .. . .. .... ... ... . 59

P. FORMATSINGLE. .. . ...•....•..... . .............. 61

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