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

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

Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@gmx.de> wrote:
> On 01/14/2011 04:50 AM, Nama 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.
> 
> Of course the ideal solution would be an emulator with tape loading
> emulation, but I don't know if one exists.
> 
> Did you try simply BRUNning the files from a normally booted DOS or
> ProDOS? That might work at least well enough for you to get a start
> screen, as long as the code doesn't clobber DOS or ProDOS itself.
> 
> You can also try BLOADing the files, then resetting the Apple without
> loading an operating System (on a //e emulator: CTRL-OPENAPPLE-RESET
> followed by CTRL-RESET). Then CALL the start address. This way the
> Program is free to use the DOS area once started and can't get confused
> by the changed I/O vectors of a loaded operating system.

Be sure to use the Apple ][+ ROM, since OA-Reset on a //e clobbers memory. 

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