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[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Michael Elliott (cv985@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:

: Also- does anyone know where I could get info on the old
: cassette tape storage device? I am interested in possibly
: using it in conjunction with ShrinkIt as a sort of Tape Backup.

Are you referring to the cassette ports on the back of the machine?

Those are so that you can plug 1/8" phone plugs into the computer and
connect it to the microphone and earphone jacks on a standard cassette
recorder (y'know, like you can't hardly buy anymore...).  Access commands
are as follows:

]LOAD     loads an Applesoft program from the tape port
>LOAD     loads an Integer BASIC program from the tape port
]SAVE     saves the current Applesoft program to the tape port
>SAVE     saves the current Integer BASIC program to the tape port
]SHLOAD   loads a shape-table from the tape port
*nnnn.nnnnW Saves a binary image of $nnnn-$nnnn to the tape port
*nnnnR    loads a binary image from the tape port into memory at $nnnn

Probably not the best option for mass-storage, if you ask me.  But handy
to have around if you happen to get a neat program written in Applesoft,
but suddenly discover you have irreparibly damaged DOS in the process: 
just SAVE the file to tape, re-boot, and re-LOAD from tape, then SAVE
FILENAME on disk.  This is also why if you type "SAVE" or "LOAD" and do
not specify a filename, the machine appears to hang.  It doesn't
really...it's just trying to access the tape port.

Not sure if this is what you were wondering about, but here it is anyway...

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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