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Re: Fishwings or similar
- Subject: Re: Fishwings or similar
- From: Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:19:17 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Chaotic Creations Unlimited
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In article <n4Z8f.11103$Zv5.7965@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>,
"Shawn B." <leabre@html.com> wrote:
> > The files you are typing in are _not_ BASIC files, but text files.
> > A BASIC file is a tokenized "binary" file created by Applesoft.
> >
> > Make sure that you are importing the file as a text file.
> >
>
> Indeed. I see your point. But what must I do, once its a text file, and
> I'm in the apple emulator (DOS 3.3), to make it become a BASIC file?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
>
Assuming it's a straight-text file named "PROGRAM.TXT", you type "EXEC
PROGRAM.TXT" from the basic prompt, sit back until it's finished, then
type "SAVE <pick a name>"
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