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  2.                                   FORMAT2.BAT
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  4.                                 revised 2/25/86
  5.                                   by Mark Rapp
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  7.                  If you've ever had to format multiple diskettes
  8.                  in one sitting, you know how tedious and time-
  9.                  consuming a job it is.
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  11.                  Here is a small program which will prompt you
  12.                  to insert a disk in both drive "A" and "B", will
  13.                  format both in succession, and then prompt you
  14.                  to insert additional diskettes upon completion.
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  16.                  At any time, you can abort (the loop) with
  17.                  Ctrl-Break.
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  20.                  FORMAT2a.ARC contains the following files:
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  22.                     FORMAT2.BAT   is the main program
  23.                     REBEEP.COM    a PD program which pauses the
  24.                                   batch file and beeps until
  25.                                   acknowledged
  26.                     NO.ANS        required by program to input
  27.                                   a <CR> and an "N" for DOS's
  28.                                   format command
  29.                     WAIT.COM      a PD program which waits a
  30.                                   set amount of time in seconds
  31.                     FORMAT2.TXT   displays initial instructions
  32.                                   from within the batch file.
  33.                     READ.ME       this file that you're reading
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