Press ENTER

The first screen of the Select program appears. For more information about the Select program, consult the Getting Started section in your MS-DOS 4.01 User’s Guide.

If your computer has a hard disk drive, and MS-DOS has been installed, simply turn your system on. Your computer will perform its self-test diagnostics and display the DOS Shell menu screen.

Notice that the words “Command Prompt” are highlighted by a solid bar. This is a DOS Shell option that allows you to work directly with MS-DOS.

Your computer system is now “running under DOS.”

For now, press ENTER to run the Command Prompt option.

Using MS-DOS with Your Computer 4-5