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2. When you see the A> prompt, type:

FORMAT B:

and press Enter. You see this prompt:

Insert diskette for drive B:

and strike ENTER when ready

3. Insert the diskette you want to format into drive B and

press Enter. MS-DOS displays the head and cylinder

numbers as it formats each cylinder of the diskette:

Head:

n Cylinder: nn

4. When the diskette is formatted, you see these messages:

Format complete

362496 bytes total disk space

362496 bytes available on disk

Format another (Y/N)?

You can press Y to format another diskette or press N to

return to the MS-DOS command prompt.

Formatting diskettes with an Apex Plus 20

Insert the diskette you want to format in drive A.

2. If necessary, type

to log onto drive C.

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