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From: seg@pbhya.UUCP (Stephen Grove)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Booting disk software on an 800XL reliably.
Message-ID: <8480@pbhya.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 88 21:24:25 GMT
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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Summary: You boot the computer with the disk on.

References: <539@nuchat.UUCP>

In article <539@nuchat.UUCP>, peter@nuchat.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
> I've tried turning on the computer first, the disk first, holding down various
> keys during the boot, etc... what is the accepted sequence?
> 


You boot the computer with the disk on, when you are dealing with
a 130xe. And I would think that would be true of most systems, I
have to do the same with 3B5s and 3B2s at work. If the disk isnt
on, the proccesor won't find it when it boots, and will be unaware
it exists.

Stephen Grove  sun!ptsfa!pbhya!seg