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USING DOUBLESPACE ON FLOPPY DISKS
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There are a few things you should know before you use
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DoubleSpace on floppy disks.
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1. You can't use DoubleSpace unless you have installed it on
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your computer.
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2. The floppy disk needs to have at least .65 Megabytes
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(665K) of free space. This means you cannot use 360K,
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5<>" diskettes. Change to the appropriate drive, and use
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the CHKDSK command to check the capacity of a diskette.
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3. If you plan to share data with someone else, they will not
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be able to read a DoubleSpaced diskette unless they are
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using DoubleSpace on their computer.
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4. Before you can use a DoubleSpaced diskette, you will need
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to MOUNT it. This is not as painful as it sounds.
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5. DOS will create a new drive where it will store information
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about this compressed floppy disk. It does this in the same
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fashion as it did when compressing a hard drive.
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COMPRESSING A FLOPPY DISK
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Make sure you read items 1-4 above. Then, to compress a floppy
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disk, do the following:
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1. Place a formatted floppy disk in the drive of your choice.
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2. If you want to compress a diskette in your A drive, type
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the following:
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dblspace /compress a: <ENTER>
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A shortcut for the DBLSPACE /COMPRESS A: command
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is:
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dblspace /com a: <ENTER>
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Change to the newly DoubleSpaced floppy:
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a: <ENTER>
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Then type:
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dblspace /info <ENTER>
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A shortcut for the DBLSPACE /INFO command is:
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dblspace /i <ENTER>
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If you restart your computer or change floppy diskettes, you will
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need to MOUNT the floppy disk before it can be used.
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This section is finished. It is an excerpt from LEARNING DOS FOR
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THE COMPLETE NOVICE, by Steven Woas, copyright 1993. When you register
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this program, you will receive the 336 page book, LEARNING DOS FOR THE
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COMPLETE NOVICE which covers DOS 3.2 through DOS 6. To register send
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$15.95 plus $2.00 for shipping to:
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Celestial Press
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4424 Dohrcrest Dr.
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Suite C
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New Port Richey, FL 34652
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Phone (813) 845-8522
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US customers can order toll-free 1-800-330-3311
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Fax (813) 845-8522
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We accept Visa & MasterCard
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