[Coco] New! Cassette to floppies

[Bob Devries]

The START, END, and EXEC addresses of a binary file on tape are in fact easy 
to fine, **PROVIDED** the file is contiguous, and not one of the multi-block 
ones.

START ADDRESS = PEEK(487) * 256 + PEEK(488)
END ADDRESS = PEEK(126) * 256 + PEEK(127) -1
EXEC ADDRESS = PEEK(157) * 256 + PEEK(158)

If the file is of the multi-block format, you're on your own. :) You can 
easily hear the difference by listening to the sound of the file being 
played on the tape. If there's gaps in the data stream (except for the short 
one after the name block, then it's a multiblock file).

Many games had a pre-loader, which auto-executed, and loaded the rest of the 
programme. These are more difficult to transfer to disk.
--
Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

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