Brian, that was a good suggestion, but I think it's failing even before that point. If I type LIST after it fails to load, there's no code to look at.
The instructions in the zip file say to RUN the loader, like you said, but it seems like it only reads the cassette header part with the file name. On Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 01:12 Brian K. White <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't looked at it but cassette programs often had loaders which > were just little bits of BASIC that was just a convenience to take the > place of something you could do manually. > > It's probably trying to operate a tape deck using the remote plug to > stop & start the player to load the next part. And the "next" part is > probably really the main/only part if you don't count the loader. > > Try to look at the loader in ram, IE load it and then LIST instead of > RUN. If it's basic, maybe you can just see what it's trying to do and do > it yourself instead of having the loader do it. Like maybe it's just > loading a .CO file or something. You could play the wav until the first > gap, pause it, manually type something like CLOADM "something",tt,ee,xx > (based on reading the loader code) > > Then un-pause the player. > > It is possible the game really does need to control the player to load > more parts or even to play audio later, but the simple loader thing was > common so just start from that assumption and see how far that goes. > > The loaders were often totally unnecessary. Usually all you really need > or care about is the actual program which comes next. > > -- > bkw > > On 9/12/25 19:44, Alex ... wrote: > > Well, I got my cassette cable, but I can't get the first stage loader to > > even work. It starts with Found:LOADER, but fails anything after it > > with ?IO Error or just waiting. > > > > I've tested my MP3 recorder I'm using and it works to save and load > > files from my own computer, so I wonder what's wrong with the WAVs > provided. > > > > Has anyone else had any luck? > > -Alex > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 12:04 John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Cool, Alex, I will check it out :-) > > > > I have a cassette cable here somewhere. But if someone converts it > > to a loadable text or binary I wouldn't complain :-) > > > > -- John. > > > > -= Model T's Forever =- > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM Alex ... <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hello model T nerds, > > > > This isn't my work, nor do I know much about it, but I figured > > I'd post it here since I haven't seen anything on the list about > it. > > > > Somebody in Japan made this cute puzzle game and ported it to a > > zillion different vintage computers, including ours. Scroll down > > to row 97 or so for a link to the M100 cassette WAV. > > > > http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/svellas/ <http:// > > inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/svellas/> > > > > - Alex > > > > > -- > bkw >
