Appendix B - Using Floppy-Only Systems

Working with floppy-based Amiga systems (those with no hard drive) differs compared to working with systems with hard drives. This appendix contains information fur using a floppy-based Amiga under Release 3 of the Amiga system software.

Although you can use all features of your Amiga with one floppy drive, adding additional drives can make using your system easier. We recommend that you acquire a hard drive or external floppy drive as soon as possible. Adding RAM can also be effective for reducing the limitations of a floppy-only system.

Note:

In this appendix the Amiga system software floppy disks are referred to without numeric extensions.

The following lists the basic tasks covered in this appendix:

• Booting the Amiga
• Making working copies of your system disks
• Rebooting from the Workbench working copy
• Copying information from your disks into memory
• Setting preferences
• Working faster on a floppy-based system

This appendix contains steps directing you to enter certain AmigaDOS commands. Familiarity with AmigaDOS is not necessary to use these commands; however, be sure to enter hem as shown.