Apple 6400 appendix Installing programs from a floppy disk, Installing programs from a CD-ROM disc

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 floppy disks, 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 inserting and ejecting CD-ROM discs, 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 will take up a lot of memory on your hard disk.

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