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Operations, Starting, MS-DOS

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3-2 DOS Operations Following is a brief explanation of a few DOS functions. If you want a detailed explanation of all the DOS commands, refer to your DOS user manual. Starting MS-DOS If you are using a hard disk with DOS already installed, the computer will 'boot" or start itself. If you are using a floppy disk drive, insert the DOS system disk in drive "A" and switch on your computer. You will see a message similar to the following: Current date is F r i 01-01-1990 Enter new date (MM-DD-YY): For the new date, key in the month, day and year, separated by hyphens. Press . Time is displayed and corrected as follows: Current time is 0 : 02 : 15.00 Enter new time: 2 : 2 0 Your computer is now booted and ready to run application programs. Chapter 3: Operating Your System 3

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3-2
DOS
Operations
Following
is
a
brief
explanation
of
a
few
DOS
functions.
If
you
want
a
detailed
explanation
of
all
the
DOS
commands,
refer
to
your
DOS
user
manual.
Starting
MS-DOS
If
you
are
using
a
hard
disk
with
DOS
already
installed,
the
computer
will
‘boot”
or
start
itself.
If
you
are
using
a
floppy
disk
drive,
insert
the
DOS
system
disk
in
drive
“A”
and
switch
on
your
computer.
You
will
see
a
message
similar
to
the
following:
Current
date
is
Fri
01-01-1990
Enter
new
date
(MM-DD-YY):
For
the
new
date,
key
in
the
month,
day
and
year,
separated
by
hyphens.
Press
<Enter>.
Time
is
displayed
and
corrected
as
follows:
Current
time
is
0
:
02
:
15.00
Enter
new
time:
2:20
Your
computer
is
now
booted
and
ready
to
run
application
programs.
Chapter
3:
Operating
Your
System
3