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Disk Management: Apple
Formatting Floppy Disks
Press D to select device handling commands from the Apple
III Utilities Menu. Your computer will display the Device Han-
dling Menu. Press F to format a volume. Insert the disk you
want to format in Drive 2 and press RETURN twice. Your com-
puter will begin to format the disk. You can choose a dif-
ferent drive by entering its drive number (e.g. “.d1”) before
pressing RETURN the first time.
If the disk to format is not blank, the computer gives
you one last chance to change your mind. The formatting
process will erase any information on the disk. If you still
want to format the disk, press Y (for YES) to confirm it and
the computer will complete the formatting operation.
When the disk is formatted, you can repeat the process
and format other disks if you wish. Or you can press ESC once
to return to the Device Handling Menu or twice to return to
the Apple III Utilities Menu. You can also start up ThinkTank
by resetting your computer as described in Chapter 2.
Copying Disks
Press D to select device handling commands from the Apple
III Utilities Menu. Your computer will display the Device Han-
dling Menu. Press C to copy one volume onto another. Suppose
you want to copy the files on the THINKTANK PROGRAM DISK onto
Drive 2 (either to back them up or to transfer them to your
hard disk). Insert the program disk (the disk to be copied)
in your built—in drive (Drive 1) and the disk to contain the
copy in Drive 2. Then type “.d1” and press RETURN three
times. Your computer will begin to copy the disk in Drive 1
onto the disk in Drive 2. If the disk in Drive 2 has not been
formatted, the computer will format it first.
You can copy from a different drive by entering its drive
number (e.g. “.d2”) before pressing RETURN the first time.
You can copy to a different drive by entering its drive number
(e.g. “.d3”) before pressing RETURN the second time.
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