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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN LIMA NEWSLETTER JUNE 1987
CASSETTE LOADING OF ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS
Text by Mel Nomina
Software by Tom Freeman
We have lots of high quality assembly language
software in our group library, but you need a disk system
to use it, right? I thought so too, but I was wrong. At
a recent user group meeting a member with only a console
and a stand alone 32K asked me if there was a termilal
emulator better than the TEII. I said there were alot of
emulator programs available but if you don't have a disk
drive & 32K you can't use them. But I remembered reading
someplace that there is software that can take an E/A #5
(RUN PROGRAM FILE) program and dump it from disk to tape.
After some help and research I found where the software
had been published in a commerical publication. I
contacted the author, Tom Freeman, and he has given
permission to reprint his software.
Those with a tape only system can now load and run
from tape any program image assembly language program (E/A
#5) in our group library IF (and only if) you also have a
stand alone 32K and the E/A module. All you need to do is
get a friend to use the software below and save E/A #5
programs off of disk to tape for you. Just load the
TAPE/DISK file from TI BASIC with the E/A module pluged in
and follow instructions. You can't use FUNNELWEB to load
this software. This software (which must be loaded from
disk) will convert disk program image files to tape, or
tape program image files to disk.
Once assembly programs are saved to tape this is how
the tapes are loaded. Remember, you need 32K and the E/A
module.
1. Select #2 for Editor/Assembler
2. Select #5 for RUN PROGRAM FILE
3. When asked for PROGRAM FILE enter "CS1.X"
(don't just enter CS1).
4. You will then go through the normal tape loading
instructions.
5. If there is more than one file to load you will be
asked to REWIND CASSETTE. If the files are one
after the other, don't rewind, just keep loading.
When everything is loaded, the assembly language
program will autostart.
6. HAVE FUN!!!!!
The first listing below is in TI BASIC. It should be
typed in and saved to disk using any file name that is
convenient. The second listing below is assembly code
that should be typed in using the E/A or FUNNELWEB editor
and then assembled using the E/A or FUNNELWEB assembler.
The object file name should be DISKTAPE/O