Hello All,
I have several questions about disk functions. I am getting used to using virtual floppy drives. the 0,1,2 threw me for a short time. I am used to A, B, and c. Oh Well. I understand that there are three disks already downloaded to the clone. If I want to run a program on one of these disks, it has to be mounted. If I want extended basic version 5, I set the switches to access the bootloader from the Prom, and press the "Run" Switch. Basic loads. If I write a basic program, and want to save it to a data disk rather than on the program disk in drive 0, How do I do that. There are no blank disks. Can I create a blank data disk? Does it have to be Formatted? If I do create a blank data disk, I have to download it from the pc to the clone. Do I get to decide which drive it will overwrite. Do I need to save what is already on that drive back to the PC. I would experiment, but I am leery of erasing something. Now all this gets simple if when I do a disk function I get prompted for where I want it to go etc. I would appreciate the benefit of all the experience represented by the users of this forum.
J Durgan