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  1.         The initial screen should look like this:
  2. ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  3. │                                                                              │
  4. │                      "Batch" Format Drive (A/B): _                           │
  5. │                                                                              │
  6. │                            Which Density Floppy:                             │
  7. │                                                                              │
  8. │                      1) 3½" Double Density ( 720k)                           │
  9. │                      2) 3½"  High  Density (1.44M)                           │
  10. │                      3) 3½" Extra  Density (2.88M)                           │
  11. │                      4) 5¼" Double Density ( 360k)                           │
  12. │                      5) 5¼"  High  Density (1.2 M)                           │
  13. │                                                                              │
  14. │                                                                              │
  15. │                                                                              │
  16. │                                                                              │
  17. │                                                                              │
  18. │                                                                              │
  19. └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  20.  
  21.         At the "Batch" Format Drive (A/B):  prompt press either  A or B
  22. or the Escape key (or Control+C).
  23.  
  24.         At the Which Density Floppy:  prompt press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or the
  25. Escape key, again.  You should then see something like...
  26.  
  27. ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  28. │                                                                              │
  29. │                       "Batch" Format Drive (A/B): a                          │
  30. │                                                                              │
  31. │                             Which Density Floppy: 2                          │
  32. │                                                                              │
  33. │                      1) 3½" Double Density ( 720k)                           │
  34. │                      2) 3½"  High  Density (1.44M)                           │
  35. │                      3) 3½" Extra  Density (2.88M)                           │
  36. │                      4) 5¼" Double Density ( 360k)                           │
  37. │                      5) 5¼"  High  Density (1.2 M)                           │
  38. │                                                                              │
  39. │                                                                              │
  40. │Formatting 1.44M                                                              │
  41. │  6 percent completed.                                                        │
  42. │                                                                              │
  43. │                                                                              │
  44. └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  45.  
  46.         At the  Format Another ?  prompt press  N or the  Escape key if
  47. you're all done, otherwise a Y or the Enter (Return) key will begin the
  48. Formatting of the disk in the selected drive (so change floppies BEFORE
  49. pressing the key)...
  50.  
  51. ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  52. │                                                                              │
  53. │                       "Batch" Format Drive (A/B): a                          │
  54. │                                                                              │
  55. │                             Which Density Floppy: 2                          │
  56. │                                                                              │
  57. │                      1) 3½" Double Density ( 720k)                           │
  58. │                      2) 3½"  High  Density (1.44M)                           │
  59. │                      3) 3½" Extra  Density (2.88M)                           │
  60. │                      4) 5¼" Double Density ( 360k)                           │
  61. │                      5) 5¼"  High  Density (1.2 M)                           │
  62. │Format Another ? _                                                            │
  63. │                                                                              │
  64. │Formatting 1.44M                                                              │
  65. │100 percent completed.                                                        │
  66. │                                                                              │
  67. │                                                                              │
  68. └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  69.  
  70.         For this BATCH file to work you MUST be using 4Dos (which means
  71. it will *PROBABLY* work with NDos).   I'm using 4Dos ver 4.02 rev B and
  72. haven't tested it with anything else.   You can rename the file to any-
  73. thing you like (I use BF.BTM). If there's a problem you can let me know,
  74. but its dubious that I'll have time for anything esoteric,  which leads
  75. me to...
  76.  
  77.             This program is released into the Public Domain
  78.             because that's what its worth !
  79.  
  80.  
  81.                                                   Mr. Jiggs
  82.                                             Fotobeam/Brookside SysOp
  83.                                                (617) 893-6812
  84.