If you have previously loaded DOS onto the hard disk 2 , turn on the computer and printer with the floppy drive empty. Wait until DOS is loaded from the hard disk. Type the date and time, if asked. If you were not prompted for the date as the computer was booting, at the C> prompt type: date 1-1-88 .J If you will be storing data on the hard disk and/or operating the program from the hard disk, it is advisable to set up a separate directory on the hard disk for this purpose. s We'll call the

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... ctory DFBS. First, let's check if the directory DFBS already exists. To check, type: CD \DFBS .J If it does exist, you will see the prompt C> reappear. If it does not exist, you will see 'invalid directory', so set it up. To set up a directory named DFBS, from the prompt C>, type: Each time Micro DFBS is rerun on a one-floppy/one-hard disk sys tem, the Micro DFBS directory must be accessed using the command: CD \DFBS .J 2If you have not previously loaded DOS onto the hard disk, follow the procedure in A, and when you see the prompt A>, type: (The symbol .J stands for a carriage return.) Upper-or lower-case letters will do. This makes drive C the default drive. SIf you are unfamiliar with the concept of a directory, refer to your DOS manual. In the IBM DOS 2.1 manual, see pages 5-1 to 5-12. Typing the command "prompt $p$g" or inserting this command in your autoexec.bat file will change your C> prompt to show which directory you are in, such as C:\DFBS>.