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- From: kindel@ghoti.osf.org (Bill Kindel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Commodore-64
- Date: 05 Feb 1996 15:38:20 GMT
- Organization: Open Software Foundation
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <KINDEL.96Feb5103820@ghoti.osf.org>
- References: <1996Jan31.154620.1@animal>
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- In-reply-to: romano@animal.fhhosp.ab.ca's message of 31 Jan 96 15:46:20 MDT
-
- <romano@animal.fhhosp.ab.ca> writes:
-
- > I realize this is the Amiga users group but I don't know where to post
- > this message. This is the closest thing I could find. Ignorance is bliss?
-
- Try comp.sys.cbm for more/better information.
-
- > I have an old commodore-64 that I need help with. It has a 5.25 floopy
- > disk drive that I would like to load programs from. What are the steps to
- > do this? When I go to load any program and run it the end result is:
- > "Please press play on tape". I haven't used the machine in years and have
- > no documentation. The commands I am currently using are:
- >
- > LOAD "$", 8
- >
- > -> Ready
- >
- > LIST
- >
- -> listing of floopy directory.
- >
- > LOAD "filename", 8
- >
- > -> Ready
- >
- > What do I do next? All my next attempts wind up as either "Syntax error"
- > or "Please press play on tape"
-
- "Press play on tape" is what you get when the load device (,8 is the
- default for the C=1541 diskette drive) is omitted. "Syntax error" says
- that the BASIC interpreter didn't recognize the file as a program.
-
- Try this:
-
- LOAD "filename",8,1
-
- -> Ready
-
- LIST
-
- <You should see SOMETHING, even if the program isn't in BASIC>
-
- -> Ready
-
- RUN
-
- Note that the standard C=64 BASIC 2.0 can't always interpret programs
- that were written for more advanced versions of the language, such as
- SIMONS BASIC (needs the cartridge), C=128 BASIC 7.0, or BASIC-8.
-
- Good luck!
-
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