When the drive indicator light goes out, remove the MS-DOS master diskette from the floppy disk drive. Insert a new, blank diskette into the drive. This is the “TARGET” diskette.

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Make sure the target diskette is blank. If there is any previous data on the diskette, it will be erased by the DISKCOPY routine.

Press the SPACEBAR key. The drive will turn on, indicating that the computer formatting the new diskette, then writing the copied information onto it. After a few moments, the drive will turn off, and the system will display:

For now, type N. The system prompt will reappear. To compare the backup diskette with the original, you will use the DISKCOMP command. Enter the command at the system prompt:

The computer will respond:

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