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Re: simple question
- Subject: Re: simple question
- From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)
- Date: 17 Sep 2004 15:58:14 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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Tim Haynes wrote:
>"Kevin" <followthelink@bottomofpost.com> wrote in message
>n70mk0d7ogt6vtif7eegv98r3kr5kebg4s@4ax.com">news:n70mk0d7ogt6vtif7eegv98r3kr5kebg4s@4ax.com...
>> Okay I know, this is a simple question. I want to format a disk in my
>> //c drive. What is the command I type? DO I have to do anything
>> special if I want that disk to autoboot?
>
>Under DOS 3.3:
>
>INIT name
>Initializes a disk, erasing all data from it and setting the startup program
>to 'name'.
>
>Under Prodos, you need to use a utility to do it (like Copy II+) (someone
>correct me if I am wrong!).
That's right, and if you want the ProDOS disk to be bootable,
you must copy ProDOS to it. If you want to have access to
Applesoft, you will also need BASIC.SYSTEM.
-michael
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