Creating Disk Images
To create a new disk image, all you have to
do is tell AppleWin to use an image file which doesn't already
exist. AppleWin will automatically create a new file.
Specifically, here's what you do:
- Insert the master DOS disk and boot
the emulated Apple.
- Click on the Drive 1 toolbar button.
- Instead of selecting a disk image from
the list, type in a name for a new disk image and press
enter.
- AppleWin will ask whether you want to
create a new file. Answer yes to confirm that you do.
- Type in a program that you want DOS to
run whenever this new disk is booted. A simple but useful
program is:
10 PRINT
CHR$(4);"CATALOG"
- Type "INIT HELLO"
to initialize (format) the disk image.
You now have a working disk image, which
you can use to save documents or other information. If you want
to fill this image with data from a real floppy disk that you
have, then you need to "transfer" the disk's data. See
the Transferring
Disk Images topic for more
information.