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Disk Management: Apple
Appendix C
DISK MANAGEMENT
All ThinkTank information —— the program, your outlines,
and text files —— must be stored on disks. This appendix con-
tains instructions for preparing, examining, and backing up
your ThinkTank disks.
DISK MANAGEMENT TASKS
There are really three things you need to do to manage
your disks: format them, copy them, and list them.
Formatting Disks
Before using a disk with ThinkTank, you must first format
it for the PASCAL operating system. Essentially, this means
drawing a map on the disk so that ThinkTank can accurately
record and retrieve each piece of information.
(a) Formatting floppy disks. If you are using floppy
disks, it’s a good idea to format several data disks at once;
then you’ll always have one when you need it. The disks need
not be blank before you format them, but any information on
them should be dispensable since they will be erased when they
are formatted. Once formatted, you can use them with any
PASCAL program, not just ThinkTank, and you can use them over
and over again. However, if a disk becomes damaged, or if you
erase it or format it for another operating system, you will
have to reformat it to reuse with ThinkTank.
(b) Formatting hard disks. The formatting commands
covered in this appendix will only format floppy disks, not
hard disks. If you have a hard disk, your dealer can help you
format it for the PASCAL operating system to store ThinkTank
files. See the information on “Installing ThinkTank on a Hard
Disk” in Appendix D.
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