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Chapter 9: Saving and Loading From Disk

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Formatting a Floppy Disk

This function is used to format a new disk or to completely erase an

already-formatted disk. ALL DISKS MUST BE FORMATTED BEFORE

THEY CAN BE USED IN THE MPC60! You should use Double Sided

Double Density (DS/DD) disks. Disks of this type are usually sold pre-

formatted to Windows 720K format. These 720K formatted disk will work

in the MPC60, but they will store only 720K instead of the MPC60’s

793K.

COMMENT: DS/DD disks are becoming difficult to obtain

because of the greater popularity of high-density disks (HD). If

you can’t find any DS/DD disks, HD disks instead will work fine

in the MPC60. However, if you take an HD floppy that has been

formatted in the MPC60 and try to read it in an MPC3000, the

MPC3000 will tell you that the disk is bad or not formatted. If this

happens, simply cover the HD hole in the lower right corner of

the disk with opaque tape. (This hole is located on the same

edge of the disk as the “HD” emblem, and unlike the other “write

protect” hole, has no sliding window.) This will trick the

MPC3000 into thinking that the floppy is a DS/DD disk and will

then be able to read it.

To format a disk, select option 8 (Copy, format, other) from the DISK key

menu, followed by option 2 (Format a floppy) from the subsequent menu.

The following screen will appear:

========= Format a Floppy Disk ========A

Press <Format it> to begin.

WARNING: THIS WILL ERASE THE WHOLE DISK!

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To format the disk, press <Format it>.

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