ALTAIR 8800 micro Users Manual
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Chapter 8: Loading a text file BASIC program listing
The Altair 8800 micro terminal section has the ability to dump text files into the system as if you were typing
them in. This makes loading programs from a text file convenient and easy. Prepare your SD card with a text
file of a BASIC program that you wanted entered into the system. Place the SD card into your Altair 8800
micro computer SD card slot.
Before you begin, you must power up your Altair 8800 micro with a version of BASIC loaded and ready to go.
When you are at the command prompt in BASIC, type NEW and press ENTER. On your PS/2 keyboard, press
control and F1 at the same time. Now you will be prompted for the name of a file to load. Type in the file name
and press ENTER.
NOTE: There is no backspace feature in this routine. If you make a typing mistake, you will have to
restart the process over
Once the file is found and loaded, the terminal section will begin transferring the file over to BASIC as if it
were keystrokes. You will see the program being entered on the screen. It is not very fast and is subject to errors
but it is a good tool for getting programs entered.
When the file is finished loading, you may wish to save it to the SD card by storing memory command for faster
load times.
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