Apple IIe - Manual (Page 13)

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If you follow these guidelines, your disks will last forever. (Actually they'll last an
average of 150 hours of in-use time which might as well be forever considering the few seconds
it takes to load information from a disk.) If you don't follow these guidelines, you'd better
hope you have a backup copy.
Copying Disks
Disks are sturdy enough to withstand hundreds of trips in and out of your disk drive, but they
won't survive a single hot afternoon on the dashboard of your car.
That's why it's critical
that you take good care of your disks and make copies of important disks in case something ever
happens to your original.
Disks That Can't Be Copied:
Don't be surprised if you can't duplicate every program you buy.
Many manufacturers copy
protect (make it impossible to copy) their disks to protect themselves from software pirates
who illegally duplicate and distribute their programs.
If a program you buy isn't copyable, the manufacturer generally provides one backup copy or
tells you how to replace a damaged program disk at a nominal cost.
You'll find a program for copying disks on the ProDOS User's Disk that came with your disk
drive.
The program is relatively easy to use if you keep these points in mind:
The program makes reference to your source and destination volumes. Volume is just another
word for disk. The source volume is the disk you're copying from. The destination volume is
the disk you're copying to (either a blank disk or a disk that contains expendible
information).
You'll be asked to supply the location of your source and destination volumes by their slot and
drive numbers.
The slot refers to the slot inside the computer that contains your disk drive
controller card. If you followed the disk drive installation instructions, the slot number
will be 6. If you're using a DuoDisk, the drive on the left is drive 1, and the drive on the
right is drive 2.
When the program asks you for a slot or drive number, it supplies a default (preset) response.
This default number will be used unless you type an alternative.
To accept the default number,
press Return. To change the default, type over the character that appears on the display.
Copy An Introduction
Practice using the copy program on the ProDOS User's Disk by making a copy of An Introduction.
Important!
These instructions assume that you have a DuoDisk or a pair of disk drives. If you have a
single disk drive, watch for instructions on the screen that tell you when to swap your source
volume for your destination volume.
Start up the ProDOS User's Disk.
Press F (for ProDOS Filer )
Press V (for VOLUME COMMANDS).
Press C (for COPY A VOLUME).