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- RT Systems Documentation
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- * Version 1.0 RTFORMAT January 1992 *
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- System Requirements:
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- IBM Compatible Computer
- DOS 3.3 Or Higher
- 3 1/2 or 5 1/4 Inch Diskette Drive(s)
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- Overview:
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- This Program Formats A Diskette In A 3 1/2 or 5 1/4 Inch
- Diskette Drive. It Recognizes Your Diskette Drive Types And Locations,
- Then Shows Them On The Screen. There Are Six Formatting Choices
- Numbered From 0 To 5. Each Format Will Be Described Later. It Will
- Know What Drive To Use For Each Of The Six Formats And Show That
- Drive On The Screen. You Simply Select The Diskette Type, Insert
- The Diskette In The Drive And Let It Do It's Thing. As It Formats
- The Diskette It Will Show You The Percent Completed. If Registered
- It Will Also Give You A Option To Add System Files And A Volume
- Label To The Diskette.
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- * Diskette Selections *
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- Selection #0: 3 1/2 Inch High Density Diskette, 1.44MB Capacity.
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- Selection #1: 5 1/4 Inch High Density Diskette, 1.2MB Capacity.
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- Selection #2: 3 1/2 Inch Double Density Diskette, 720KB Capacity In A High
- Density 1.44MB Drive.
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- Selection #3: 5 1/4 Inch Double Density Diskette, 360KB Capacity In A High
- Density 1.2MB Drive.
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- Selection #4: 3 1/2 Inch Double Density Diskette, 720KB Capacity In A Low
- Density 720KB Drive.
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- Selection #5: 5 1/4 Inch Double Density Diskette, 360KB Capacity In A Low
- Density 360KB Drive.
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- * Operating Instructions *
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- When You First Enter The Program, The Following Message Will
- Appear:
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- Enter Diskette Type ( 0-5 ) - ESC or ENTER To End
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- At This Point Either Pressing The 'ENTER' or 'ESC' Key Will
- Terminate The Program.
- RT Systems Documentation
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- * Version 1.0 RTFORMAT January 1992 *
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- * Operating Instructions - Continued *
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- Enter The Selection Number Of The Diskette You Want To
- Format, The Following Message Will Appear:
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- Mount x x/x XX Diskette In Drive X: - ESC To Reselect
- ( x/X For Unknown )
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- This Could Be: Mount 3 1/2 HD Diskette In Drive A: - ESC To Reselect
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- Care Should Be Taken To Insure That You Insert The Correct
- Diskette In The Selected Drive. The Wrong Diskette Would Produce
- Unpredictable Results.
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- If There Is No Diskette In The Selected Drive, It Will
- Issue The Message Again.
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- At This Point Pressing The 'ESC' Key Will Take You Back
- To Selection Number.
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- Mount The Diskette In The Selected Drive And Press The
- 'ENTER' Key.
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- The Program Will Determine If There Are Files On The
- Diskette, If There Are Files On The Diskette The Following
- Message Is Displayed:
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- Diskette Contains Data - Continue ? - ( Y or N )
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- To Format The Diskette Enter ( Y or y ) else Enter ( N or n ).
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- After It Has Formatted The Diskette, One Of The Following
- Messages Will Be Displayed:
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- 1: 'Bad Sectors On Diskette - Format Again'
- Action: Reformat The Diskette, If This Doesn't Correct The
- Problem Then Use The DOS 'FORMAT' Program. The
- Likelyhood Of This Happening Is Minute. The Program
- Will Wait Until You Press A key.
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- 2: 'There Were No Errors Reported On This Diskette'
- Action: Normal Return Message, Diskette Is OK.
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- 3: 'There Were Some Retries On This Diskette'
- Action: This Means It Had To Try More Than Once On A Given
- Track To Format It. The Diskette Should Be OK.
- RT Systems Documentation
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- * Version 1.0 RTFORMAT January 1992 *
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- * Operating Instructions - Continued *
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- If You Have Registered The Program With RT Systems:
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- After It Has Displayed The Format Message, The Following
- Message Will Appear:
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- Do You Want To Transfer System Files ( Y or N )
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- Enter ( Y or y ) To Transfer The System Files To The
- Diskette or ( N,n or 'ENTER' ) To Bypass.
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- After It Has Displayed The System File Message, The Following
- Message Will Be Displayed:
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- Enter Volume Label ( 11 Characters )
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- Press 'ENTER' To Bypass The Volume Label Or Enter The
- Desired Volume Label and Press The 'ENTER' Key.
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- If You Have Not Registered The Program With RT Systems:
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- After It Has Displayed The Format Message, The Following
- Message Will Appear:
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- Register For System Diskettes And Volume Labels
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- After The Diskette Format Has Been Completed, The Following
- Message Will Appear:
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- Format Another x x/x XX Diskette In Diskette Drive X: - ESC To Reselect
- ( X/x's Are For Unknown Items )
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- Press The 'ENTER' Key To Format Another Diskette Of The Same
- Type Or Press The 'ESC' Key To Reselect A Diskette Type.
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- Well, I Don't Know What Else To Say !!
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- It's Pretty Straight Forward.
- RT Systems Documentation
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- * Version 1.0 RTFORMAT January 1992 *
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- * Operating Instructions - Continued *
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- Send Correspondece To The Attention Of Roger A Tess
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- Send Correspondence To: RT Systems
- P. O. Box 33368
- Phone: (612) 786-2870 Coon Rapids,Mn 55433-0368
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- To Order Software:
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- Print The Order Form By Typing 'COPY RTFORMAT.ORD PRN:' At DOS Prompt
- In The Directory Where You Copied The Software.
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- Fill Out The Order Form
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- Send Check or Money Order And Order Form To RT Systems
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- THANK YOU FOR TRYING SOFTWARE FROM RT SYSTEMS !!!