The steps
for loading
a
program
on cassene tape
are the same,
whether
you're
using pre-recorded software or programs you saved
yourself.
Loading Cassette Tapes
STEP
1
Insert the cassette
into
your Dalassette
and close the door
STEP 2 Rewind the tape to the
beginning
by
pressing the REWIND
button
on the
Datassette
STEP 3 Press
STOP
when the tape
is rewound
to
the beginning, type
LOAD and press
the
MlUM key.
The computer
responds
with the following message;
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
STEP 4
Press
the
PLAY button on the Datassette The screen goes
blank
as me Datassette starts
When
a
program is found,
the
screen
displays
this message:
SEARCHING
FOUND
program
name
STEP 5 Press the Commodore key
C
to
load
the
program that
was
FOUND. If there is more than one program
on
the tape,
and
the
program
your
Commodore 16 found isn't the one you want, do
nothing Your computer
will
continue searching
alter
a brlel
interval.
When the
program
Is loaded, the word
READY appears
if
you want to
stop
the loading before it's complete, press hun'STC* on the
keyboard and
then
the STOP
button on
the Datassette.
After the
software
is 'Oaoed. type RUN to
start the program. You can
also
LIST
the program or change it. if it is a BASIC program.
Loading A Specific Program
To LOAD a specific program on
the
tape, use the LOAD
"program
nBrne" form of the
LOAD
command. The instructions are the same as
typing LOAD with no name, with just a few differences
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STEP
1
If the
program
you want
is called "BASES", you
would
type
LOAD "BASES"
and press return
Your computer responds with:
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
STEP 2 Press the
PLAY button
on
your Datassette to get your
computer
to start
looking
After soarchmg on the
tape
for the
program called BASES, the message
should appear
FOUND BASES
LOADING
The screen goes blank while your computer
then "reads'
1
the program
into
its memory.
If the
entire
tape goes by
without the FOUND
message,
rewind
the tape
and
try
again. Once your
computer
has
digested the entire program, your
Commodore i
6
tells
you;
READY.
STEP 3 At the cursor, you
instruct it
to
RUN
and press retton At
this
point,
your Commodore 1
6
runs
(executes)
the
program "BASES",
Saving Programs on Cassette Tape
When you write
a
program yourself and you want to
keep
it
for later
use
or
modification, you can SAVE that
program When you SAVE a
program,
you
are in
effect
recording it on
a
form
of software (tape
or
disk) that allows
you to
recall the program so you
can
RUN
It. make
changes, etc
When
you want to save a
program on cassette tape,
follow these
sleps
STEP! Type
SAVE
"program name"
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