Epson 10020, 100 8Loading MS-DOS

2. To turn on the computer, press the power switch.

The power indicator on the front panel lights up. After a few seconds, the computer starts to perform an internal self test. This is a series of checks the computer completes each time you turn it on to make sure everything is working correctly. If anything is wrong, an error message appears on the screen.

If you cannot see the screen display clearly, use the controls on your monitor to adjust the brightness and contrast until characters on the screen are clear and bright.

8Loading MS-DOS

Once the computer completes its self test, it tries to load MS-DOS, the operating system, into the computer’s memory. MS-DOS must be in the computer’s memory before you can run any application program-such as a word processing program or a spreadsheet program.

If you have the Apex 100\20, the computer automatically loads MS-DOS from the hard disk and you see the MS-DOS command prompt on the screen:

C : \ >

Go on to the section below called “The Command Prompt.”

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