Personal Computer User Manual

Make sure you have enough diskettes to back up the data on

your hard disk drive. For example, it takes about 30 1.44MB

diskettes to copy a 40MB hard disk partition that is completely

full.

See your MS-DOS Reference Manual for complete instructions

on using BACKUP and RESTORE.

The MS-DOS Shell Program

The MS-DOS Shell program allows you to execute many

MS-DOS commands and programs by selecting options from

menus. Using the MS-DOS Shell, you can run commands

without having to remember their exact syntax. MS-DOS Shell

makes it easy for you to manage files and directories. It is

especially useful for managing the data on a hard disk, where

you may have hundreds of files. For example, you can easily

view, create, move, rename, and delete files and directories

using MS-DOS Shell.

See your MS-DOS Installation Guide for instructions on how to

install the Shell program and see your MS-DOS Shell User’s

Guide for information on how to use it.

Using the Epson HELP Program

The Epson HELP program lets you display information on the

screen about MS-DOS commands and programs. You can use

HELP in one of three ways:

At the MS-DOS command prompt, you can type HELP

and press Enter to display the HELP menu.

To bypass the HELP menu you can type HELP followed by

the name of the command you want information about.

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