As my young children use the Amstrad for playing games (and because 1 want them to continue to use the system), I have developed a program which allows programs to be loaded or run from disc using just a joystick or the cursor keys. In addition, it provides for CAT, ERASE and RENAME functions. 1 have called the program simply T.BAS. INITIAL LOADING Once the program has been checked carefully and saved to tape, you will need to take the following action to get it on to disc: - Put the tape in the recorder and a disc in Drive A
- Type |TAPE then CTLR and ENTER together. This will load the program and do a CAT on the disc.
- Using the Joystick or the cursor keys, move the cursor across the top line and position on the word 'Break'.
- Press the FIRE button or the Copy key.
- Press number 1 on the numeric keypad. This will save T.BAS to disc.
- Press number 0 on the numeric keypad to re-load and run T.BAS. This will check that the save was successful.
Alternatively, you may type RUN and Enter.LOADING OR RUNNING A PROGRAM
- Move the cursor to Load or Run.
- Press the Fire or Copy button.
- The cursor will move to the top left corner of the screen to indicate acceptance of the command.
- Again, with the Joystick or cursor keys, move the cursor to the first character of the program name.
- Press the Fire or Copy key. The cursor will move to the bottom left of the screen while the program loads or runs.
BREAKThis function simply clears the screen and returns the user to direct command mode. CAT Move the cursor to CAT and press the Fire or Copy button. RENAME
- Move the cursor to Rename and press the Fire or Copy button.
- Move the cursor to the first character of the program to be renamed and press the Fire or Copy button.
- Respond at the bottom centre of the screen with the new program name in full. For example, COMBAT.BAK or T.BAS etc.
- Press Enter.
The program will change the name and perform a CAT with the cursor positioned at the end of the line containing the new name.NON-STANDARD FILETYPE (NSF) The CAT function lists programs/files in the following format: PPPPPPPP.TTT where PPPPPPPP is the program/file name of up to 8 characters and TTT is the file type of up to 3 characters. Both are separated by a full stop. T.BAS checks the file type and will only accept BAS, BAK or ED. The latter, ED, is a non-standard file type name which I use, but you can change it within T.BAS to whatever name you prefer to use most often. If a program has a non-standard file type, it can still be loaded/run by specifying the NSF as follows:
- Move the cursor to NSF and press the Fire or Copy button.
- Input the non-standard file type name (maximum 3 characters) and press Enter.
- Move the cursor to Load/Run as required and press the Fire/Copy button.
- Move the cursor to the first character of the program name to be loaded and press the Fire or Copy button.
Note that file types which consist of three blank characters will not be accepted. If necessary they should be renamed to an acceptable file type. ERASE To erase an unwanted file: - Move the cursor to Erase and press the Fire or Copy button.
- Move the cursor to the first character of the program/file name to be erased and press the Fire or Copy button.
T.BAS will erase the file and provide a CAT with the cursor positioned where the erased file had been shown. CHANGING USER AREA - Move the cursor to the location before the user number if a single digit or on to the most significant digit if larger than nine.
- Press the Fire or Copy button.
- Use the left or right cursor keys or move the joystick left or right to change the numbers.
- Press the Fire or Copy button when the correct number is showing.
CHANGING DISC DRIVES This feature is for owners of two disc drives only, and it is necessary to REMout line 880. It provides a CAT of either drive. - Move the cursor to the A or B after the word 'DRIVE'.
- Press the Fire or Copy button. If the original letter is A, then this will be changed to B and a CAT of that disc provided, and vice-versa.
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Page créée en 255 millisecondes et consultée 1624 foisL'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko. |
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