12-01-2021, 10:12 AM
Of your recordings, TURTLE was the only one that would load error free straight off. But I did remove one channel first and save as a MONO file then loaded that. Most of the other files I have not been able to get an error free load at all. Side B of the PRIMUG loads okay, but not A.
When a tape loads in, TURTLE for example, you get to screen after entering LOAD and hitting Return
TURTLE M *
with the * coming on and off for a few seconds each time as the tape loads. B = Basic, M = Machine code, W = Wordbee & S = Source (from EDASM). Turtle is actually a Basic file but its been assigned here as a Machine code because then an Auto Start address can be assigned and it the program auto starts once loaded. Otherwise, you have to type in RUN.
Also to see better whats going on when a tape loads, jump to the Monitor (hold down M & Reset for a few secs and release Reset), the type in R & hit Return and start the tape player. You again will see TURTLE M but now also its load address, auto start address and file length all in Hex. and a countdown of its length as it loads in till it reaches zero. From the Monitor, it will not auto start as it just Loads. So now at the cursor, and being a BASIC program, just type G 801E and hit Return. G = Goto and 801E is the Auto start address of a Basic program.
When a tape loads in, TURTLE for example, you get to screen after entering LOAD and hitting Return
TURTLE M *
with the * coming on and off for a few seconds each time as the tape loads. B = Basic, M = Machine code, W = Wordbee & S = Source (from EDASM). Turtle is actually a Basic file but its been assigned here as a Machine code because then an Auto Start address can be assigned and it the program auto starts once loaded. Otherwise, you have to type in RUN.
Also to see better whats going on when a tape loads, jump to the Monitor (hold down M & Reset for a few secs and release Reset), the type in R & hit Return and start the tape player. You again will see TURTLE M but now also its load address, auto start address and file length all in Hex. and a countdown of its length as it loads in till it reaches zero. From the Monitor, it will not auto start as it just Loads. So now at the cursor, and being a BASIC program, just type G 801E and hit Return. G = Goto and 801E is the Auto start address of a Basic program.
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