Formatting Steps
1) Insert the Master diskette into the disk drive and then turn the computer on. The disk operating system (DOS) will now be loaded in to memory.
2) If the computer is already on, insert the Master Diskette and type PR#6, followed by push/release of the RETURN key. The system's DOS will now be loaded.
3) Remove the Master Diskette and insert a blank disk into the disk drive.
4) Type NEW, push/release RETURN key and write a small program known as a greeting program. A greeting program can be almost anything, as long as it is fully functioning, For example:
10 Home
20 REM /// Greeting Program for Apple II ///
30 PRINT "Initialized diskette, created on... by...."
40 END
5) Now type INIT HELLO, then push/release the RETURN key.
6) The diskette will spin for almost two minutes. When the initialization is complete, the disk drive light will go off, and the CRT should show the prompt character "]".
7) If you now use the initialized diskette to start up (BOOT) the system, you should see the following message on the CRT:
Initialized diskette, created on ... by ...
8) The system can be booted by turning the computer on (with the disk in the disk drive) or by typing PR#6, followed by a push/release of the RETURN key.
9) You are now ready to write programs and/or save files onto the initialized diskette, or to call a program on the diskette.