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You can also use the Setup program on your Reference

diskette to set the correct time and date. See “‘Setting the

Real-time Clock” in Chapter 2 for instructions.

Creating and Managing Files

All your data and programs are stored in files on disk. A data

file contains information, such as words, numbers, or pictures. A

program file contains coded instructions that the computer can

understand and execute.

The kind of file you create depends on the MS-DOS command

or application program you use to create it. In general, a data

file that you create using an application program is stored in a

special format. If you use a different application program to read

that file, you may encounter problems.

When you create a file, you need to give it a name. The name

must be in the format MS-DOS requires.

Naming Files

Each file must have a unique name so that you can retrieve it

when you need to. The name consists of two parts: the filename

and the extension (which is optional).

The filename can be up to eight characters long. Create a

filename that identifies the information the file contains. You

can use any characters or numbers except for blank spaces and

the following symbols:

*\/I?[]:;<>-,+=

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