Commodore Plus 4 - Cassettes

CASSETTES
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Cassette
Tapes
A variety of software products for the Plus/4 is available on cassette
tape. These cassette tapes are similar to the music cassettes that you
play on your tape deck or stereo. Computer tapes run in the Datassette
tape recorder, available from your Commodore dealer.
You can also use cassette tapes and the Datassette to store programs
you write yourself. The next section explains how to save programs
on tape.
The steps for loading tape are the same whether you are using
prerecorded software or programs you saved yourself.
STEP 1 Insert the cassette into your Datassette and close the door.
STEP 2 Rewind the tape to the beginning by pressing the REWIND —.
button on the Datassette.
STEP 3 When the tape is rewound to the beginning, type LOAD and —l
press the RETURN key. The computer responds with the
following message:
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
STEP A Press the PLAY button on the Datassette. The screen goes
blank as the Datassette starts When a program is found, Hi
the screen displays this message:
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FOUND "program name"
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STEP 5 Press the Commodore key to load the program that was —
FOUND. If there is more than one program on the tape, and
the program the PlusM found isn't the one you want, press ___
the space bar to keep searching.
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