Re: two questions

["digi@home.nl" <digi@home.nl>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> digi wrote:
>
>> also, when i issue a LOAD an the apple//e <i tried several apple//e's>
>> it Beeps and ERRs twice, and no data is transferred.
>> 
>> do you know how this may have happend ans/or how to fix it?
>
> LOAD (with no filename following) is the command to load a BASIC file.
>
> LOAD does not require parameters, but it loads *two* recorded segments
> from tape, the first is quite short and specifies the length of the
> second segment, which contains the BASIC program.
>
> Since you typed LOAD <RETURN> and no recorded audio data was detected,
> you got one ERR beep when the first segment was missing, and a second
> ERR beep when the second segment was missing.  This is normal when no
> audio data is present at the cassette input of the computer.
>
> SAVE saves the current BASIC program in two audio segments--the first
> contains the length of the program and the second is the program itself.
>
> When loading or saving to cassette, the cassette should be started prior
> to pressing RETURN to execute the load or save command.  In the case of
> loads, ideally the cassette recorder will be playing back the several
> second "preface" tone when RETURN is pressed.

Looks like your right.

I have set up two apple machines,
connecting the cassette out port of one machine, 
to the cassette in port of the second machine.
And also vice versa.
no ERRs at all, yet, LOAD seems to hang.
<does load take any parameters, or may my cable be defect, or the
cassette port defect, or does the load procedure take a long time after
the SAVE command is trough>

peace,

digi


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