Installing programs from a floppy disk
In most cases, you install application programs on your internal hard disk from floppy disks. The following illustration shows how to insert a floppy disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive.
Insert the floppy disk, metal end first, into the floppy disk drive of your computer.
For instructions on how to eject a floppy disk, see the “Disks” topic of Macintosh Guide, available in the Guide (h) menu.
Installing programs from a CD-ROM disc
Sometimes you’ll install an application program on your internal hard disk from a CD-ROM disc that contains the program. (For instructions on using a CD-ROM disc, see “Inserting a CD-ROM Disc” and “Ejecting a CD-ROM Disc” in Chapter 5.)
IMPORTANT Never copy an entire CD-ROM disc to your hard disk. (Don’t drag the CD-ROM disc’s icon to your hard disk.) When you open programs on some of the CD-ROM discs that came with your computer, you may get a message telling you to copy or install the program onto your hard disk. If you get this message, double-click the CD-ROM disc’s icon to open it, and then copy the CD-ROM disc’s program to your hard disk. Look for any “Read Me” or “information” files on the CD-ROM disc for instructions. Copying the CD-ROM disc itself can take up all or most of the memory on your hard disk.
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