Re: Apple II tapes backed up to wav...now what?

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Nama <forums6000@mac.com> wrote:
> On Jan 20, 9:44 am, fadden <fad...@android.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 13, 7:50 pm, Nama <forums6...@mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> All the programs are machine code except one (Planets by Programma). I
>>> was able to load the .po file for Planets and run this in an emulator
>>> in Applesoft basic, but how do I load and run the machine code
>>> programs, many of which have converted as 2 or 3 separate files using
>>> Ciderpress? I'm a little confused.
>> 
>> The cassette or accompanying documentation will usually have some sort
>> of indication, e.g. "2000.2200R 2000G" or "30.3FFFR".
>> 
>> Cassettes with 2 or 3 separate files *might* just have 2 or 3 copies
>> of the same thing (so you have a backup in case the tape wears out).
>> One game had different versions with progressively harder difficulty
>> levels encoded this way.
> 
> Yes, For Ack Ack, Speedway and Retreat the cassettes indicate
> 200.2000R, and they all seem to load, but then after the title screen
> they just end with a blank screen and the astrix prompt in monitor.
> I'm not 100% sure if they have loaded successfully but I get no
> errors, and I'm not sure if I'm missing a 'Go' address or something. I
> can't see anything written on the cassettes about this. The only other
> cassette I am having trouble with is Super Othello with 30.6000R. This
> also seems to load, but again just ends up in monitor with a blank
> screen.

You're running this on a ][+, right?

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