AT&T 6300 User manual

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User's Guide
Contents
1 Introduction
Welcome 1-2
Organization of the User's Guide
1-3
What You See and What You Should Do
1-3
Which
Computer Do You Have? 1-4
Getting Started Dual Floppy
Users
What You Will Need 2-2
Inserting a Diskette 2-3
Seeing
What Is On Your Diskette 2-9
Correcting Typing
Mistakes 2-11
Preparing a New Diskette for Use 2-12
Copying Files 2-15
Selecting a Different
Diskette Drive 2-17
Starting the Computer With the Copied
Diskette 2-18
The Benefit of Copying Your Diskettes 2-19
Points to Remember 2-20
Getting Started Hard Disk
Users
What You Will Need 3-2
Inserting a Diskette
3-3
Seeing What Is On Your Diskette
3-8
Correcting Typing Mistakes
3-10
Preparing Your Hard Disk for Use 3-11

User's Guide
Starting Up Your Computer from the
Hard Disk 3-15
Selecting a Different Disk Drive 3-16
Copying Files 3-17
The Benefit of Copying Your Diskettes 3-20
Points to Remember 3-21
4 What Every
User Should Know
The Parts ofYour Computer 4-2
All About Diskettes 4-15
Diskette Drives 4-23
Files 4-27
File Maintenance 4-31
Points to Remember 4-45
5
What To Do If Something
Doesn't Work
Introduction 5-2
What Is "Diagnostics?" 5-3
How to Use Diagnostics 5-4
Testing Options 5-7
What Each Test Does 5-10
Selecting a
Test 5-12
Logging
Errors
5-15
Glossary
Index

Introduction
• Welcome
•
Organization of the User's Guide
• What you will see and what you
should do
• Which computer do you have?
1-1

Introduction
WelcoDle
Your AT&T Personal Computer 6300 enables you to
enter a new world of increased productivity, a world
where you have the power to handle large, compli-
cated tasks easily and quickly.
Both your AT&T Personal Computer 6300 and the
User's Guide are designed to be easy-to-use. Together
they provide you with the tools you want and need to
get up and running fast.
Mter using this guide you may choose to either ex-
plore MS
TM
-DOS further in the MS-DOS Guide or
begin to run a software application program.
MS
TM
DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft®
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Introduction
Organization of the User's Guide
Your User's Guide is organized into two parts. The
first part, called Getting Started, continues the in-
stallation of your computer. It starts where the In-
stallation Pamphlet left off and provides hands-on
instructions and examples showing you exactly what
to do. It gets you started quickly with very little ex-
traneous conceptual information.
This first part is separated into two independent sec-
tions: one for
Dual Floppy users, the other for Hard
Disk users. You will only use the section appropriate
for your computer.
To
get a better grasp of computer concepts, turn to
the second part of the manual. It's designed to an-
swer many of the questions that every user asks. It
explains how to adjust your computer to suit your
individual needs and how to handle and care for your
diskettes. It also introduces more advanced concepts
on
disk file storage.
What You Will See and
What You Should Do
In the examples in this book, the indented text rep-
resents what you see on your display screen. The
boldface text is what you should type on your key-
board.
For example, if you see:
Type:
A>dlr
only type the boldfaced dlr. The A> prompt is shown
to help you follow what is happening on your display
screen.
1-3

Introduction
Which com.puter do you have?
Do you have the Dual Floppy version which looks
like
this?
Then turn to the appropriate tab to continue the in-
stallation of your computer.
1-4

Introduction
Do you have the Hard Disk version which looks like
this?
~~ __ ........ __ Hard Disk
A
Then turn to the appropriate tab to continue the
installation of your computer.
1-5

2 Getting Started
Dual Floppy
Users
• What you will need
• Inserting a diskette
• Seeing what is on your diskette
• Correcting typing mistakes
• Preparing a new diskette for use
• Copying files
•
Selecting a different disk drive
• Starting the computer using the
copied diskette
• The benefit of copying your
diskettes
• Points to remember
2-1

Getting Started
Dua_ Floppy Users
What you will need
• Your computer completely set up as directed in the
Installation Pamphlet
• The
MSTM-DOS/GW BASIC System Diskette which is
enclosed
in the MSTM-DOS User's Guide
• A new blank diskette
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