Many thanks to everyone who has replied to my query . I have worked out how
to run a programme automatically when a cartidge is inserted into the
microdrive and the RUN key is pressed ....
For those who are interested , this is it ...
call the programme that you wish to auto start ....."run"
to save the programme with name 'run' the command is
SAVE * "m" ;1; "run"
this works fine .
I was fooled by my cartridge having a file named 'run' as well as having
the file with the name that I had origionally saved the programme as .
That is there are 2 copies of my programme on the cartridge , one is called
'run' , and the other is called ' TANC2.7'
I think the logic behind that ,was that there would be a back up copy as
well as a working copy on the drive . This , I had forgotten .
The programme that I wrote has a 'REM' statement dating it as 1989 ,
so that is why I am a bit rusty with the Speccy Microdrive commands ,
Things have come a long way in 11 years , the cartridge capacity for the
Microdrive shows 85 Kilobytes when empty .
What I would like to do next is put my Spectrum BASIC programmes and
Machine code programmes onto my PC and run them via an emulator . The snag
is that I have a Z80PIO interface hooked up to the Spectrum which is
controlling the movement of 3 stepper motors . (which are used to control
the cutter path in a milling machine )
If anyone has any experience of using a PC in controling stepper motors ,
and can point me in the direction of hardware , books , techniques etc
of motion control then I would , once again ,be most greatful .
Sorry if I have been rambling on a bit , I will finish now .
cheers ,
Trevor
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: Spectrum Micro drive commands
> Erm, I seem to remember the way to do it was to save the file using the
name
> "run" - ie, three letters, lower case. (and obviously using the LINE xx
> thing as well.) But I could be mistaken (it's been something like 6 years
> since I last saw a microdrive let alone used one!)
>
> d a v e
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D.A. Fulton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Spectrum Micro drive commands
>
>
> > > Try add the LINE NN after SAVE command, where NN is number of
> auto-start line.
> > > Should work.
> >
> > That'll make the program auto-run when loaded, but I think what he was
> > asking was how to save a file so that it is possible to switch on the
> > machine, insert the cartridge, type RUN and watch the program load.
> >
> > This is possible, I believe (used a PLUS D which supported microdrive
> > syntax, sadly never owned the real thing). I think you have to save the
> > file with a specific filename (like "autorun") as well.
> >
> > Dave.
> >
> >
>
>
