Tandy 2000  (260-5103/04)      Formatting Model        Faxback Doc. # 14583
                              2000/IBM Diskettes

PCMAKER.COM is available through Tandy Software Replacement as catalog 
number 700-3602.  This can be ordered by any Radio Shack store.

To enable easy access to PCMAKER.COM, use the MS-DOS COPY command to
transfer the file to your system disk.  If you have a floppy disk system,
copy it to the MS-DOS System Diskette that you use in Drive A.  If you have
a hard disk system, copy it to Drive C.  (See MS-DOS Commands Reference for
information on the use of COPY.)

    Hard Disk Users:  It is assumed that you are operating your computer
    under hard disk control.  If you are not, copy the files to Drive A,
    and change the drive letter as needed when entering the PCMAKER
    command.

After copying PCMAKER to your MS-DOS System Diskette, follow these steps to
format a Model 2000/IBM diskette:

1.  Erase the diskette to be formatted, using a magnetic bulk eraser.

2.  Start up your Model 2000 from the disk containing PCMAKER.  At the
    system prompt, enter the PCMAKER command.  Its format is:

        PCMAKER [drive] [/V]

    drive is the drive to contain the diskette to be formatted.  It is
    either A: or B:.  If you omit the drive specification, PCMAKER formats
    the diskette in the current drive.

    /V causes PCMAKER to ask you to enter a volume label for the diskette.
    At the label prompt, enter a label that is a maximum of 11 characters,
    or press <ENTER> to bypass the prompt.

    For example, to format a diskette in Drive B, and give it the label
    PCFORMDATA1, type:

        PCMAKER B: /V <ENTER>

    After you enter the command, PCMAKER displays:

        Insert new diskette for drive B:
        and strike any key when ready

    Insert the diskette to be formatted, and press the space bar.  At the
    volume label prompt, type PCFORMDATA1 <ENTER>.  PCMAKER formats the
    diskette.

After PCMAKER finishes formatting, you can use the diskette interchangeably
on the Tandy Model 2000 and the IBM PC and XT computers.


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