Apple 145 manual On your own Install your programs, Lock the program disk

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On your own: Install your programs

If you have a floppy disk drive and disks containing programs that you plan to use with your Macintosh, you can install the programs on your hard disk now (or you can wait until later and continue with the next chapter).

The general instructions in this section describe how to copy the contents of a program disk to your hard disk.

Important: Some programs need to be installed in a particular way. If your programs came with specific instructions, follow them instead of the instructions in this section.

1.Lock the program disk.

The program disk contains your master copy of the program. Locking the disk protects its contents but doesn’t keep you from copying the contents onto another disk.

2.Insert the program disk into your floppy disk drive.

3.Drag the program disk icon to the Macintosh HD icon (your hard disk icon) until both icons are highlighted, and then release the trackball button.

Both icons are highlighted when the tip of the arrow pointer reaches the Macintosh HD icon.

When you release the trackball button, messages appear on the screen to let you know that the computer is copying the contents of the program disk onto your hard disk.

When copying is finished, the contents of the program disk appear on your hard disk in a folder that has the same name as the program disk.

4.Eject the program disk by selecting it and choosing Put Away from the File menu.

5.Open the Macintosh HD icon.

The Macintosh HD window shows you the contents of your hard disk. Among its contents is the program folder, which contains the same items as the original disk.

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Apple 145 manual On your own Install your programs, Lock the program disk