2.When the diskette is in all the way, turn the latch down (clockwise) to lock the diskette in place. (For detailed instructions on inserting diskettes, see Chapter 2.)

3.Press any key. The computer loads MS-DOS into its memory where it will remain until you turn off the computer. Once MS-DOS is loaded, you see a date prompt, such as the following, which appears every time you load MS-DOS:

Current date is Mon 7-24-1989Enter new date (mm-dd-yy):

4.If the date is correct, press Enter to leave it unchanged. To correct the date, enter it in the order shown, using one or two digits for the month, day, and year, separated by dashes. For example, to set the date for August 30, 1989, you would type the following:

8-30-89

5. Next the screen displays the time prompt, such as this:

Current time is 09:32:21.77Enter new time:

If the time is correct, press Enter to leave it unchanged. To correct the time, use a 24-hour clock to enter the time in the format shown, using one or two digits for each part (you can omit the seconds, if desired). For example, to change the time to 1:30 p.m., you would type the following:

13:30

The screen displays the MS-DOS command prompt:

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