diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 07478b7..77c85ee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -67,15 +67,17 @@ I am open to paid consulting work related to retro-computing or software for vintage Macs. If you have a project in mind, please hit me up via my [GitHub account]! -Unmounting volumes using the Command Console --------------------------------------------- +Unmounting volumes +------------------ **To avoid data corruption, you must "unmount" the cartridge prior to starting a test with TIP!** There is no way to unmount a cartridge (without also ejecting it) in the -Finder, but the program provides a Command Console that allows you to do -this and other things. +Finder, but you can either: + +1) Start TIP without a disk in the drive. TIP will recognize when Mac OS mounts newly inserted cartridges and will give you the choice to unmount it. +2) Use the command console to unmount a disk **prior to** starting TIP
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@@ -85,11 +87,12 @@ unique feature of this port and is not present in the original TIP: ![Command Line][mac-screenshot2] -Start by inserting the disk you want to test. The disk will show up in the -Finder as an icon; MacOS calls this a "volume". To prevent data corruption, -you have to "unmount" the volume prior to testing. When a volume is unmounted, -the icon will disappear from the Finder, but the cartridge will remain in the -drive. To unmount a drive: +### Unmounting Volumes + +A cartridge will show up in the Finder as an icon; MacOS calls this a "volume". +To prevent data corruption, you have to "unmount" the volume prior to testing. +When a volume is unmounted, the icon will disappear from the Finder, but the +cartridge will remain in the drive. To unmount a drive: * Type `volumes` to show a numbered list of all Mac volumes * Type `unmount` followed by a volume's number to unmount it. @@ -97,8 +100,9 @@ drive. To unmount a drive: *The unmount process will fail if you have any open files or applications in the volume; if this happens, close those files and try again.* -Once you have the cartridge unmounted, you will need to tell TIP which -SCSI device to use: +### Starting TIP + +To start TIP, you will need to tell it which SCSI device to use: * Type `list` to show a numbered list of all SCSI devices by SCSI ID. * Type `tip` followed by a SCSI ID to run TIP on that device.