• When you are not using your disks, keep them in their sleeves and away from all electronic or magnetic equipment. Do not lay them on top of your monitor or computer power supply.
Always close the disk drive door after inserting any disk into the disk drive.
Never remove a disk from the disk drive while on the deskTop, or while you are using an application, without first closing the disk (unless you are specifically asked to do so by a dialog box).
• Always create and use work disks. Use the System disk only for booting or to rearrange your default files.
Never create a document on an original disk (i.e., one that comes with your GEOS package). Copy the applications onto work disks and create your documents from there. If, however, you do inadvertently create a document on an applications disk, follow this procedure:
1: Copy the document to a work disk (if you wish to save it).
2: Remove the document from the applications disk by dragging it to the border, depositing it there, then dragging it to the waste basket to delete it.
• Always make backup disks containing your document files in case a disk becomes damaged.
Never give two disks the same name; it is too easy for you and your computer to confuse the two. If one disk is to be a backup, vary its name slightly. For example, the backup for a disk called “Limericks” could be named “Limericks 2″ or “Limericks Backup”.
Never turn off your computer or reboot it if you are in an application. Go to the deskTop and close the disk before you exit the GEOS system.
