[Coco] Cassette save and load problem

[John T Chasteen]

Hi Bob
Thanks for your speedy reply.
I also have RAINBOW on Cassettes so I need to get the recorder/player
connected correctly.
When I was testing, I typed in basic simple short programs using line
numbers.  The programs on the cassettes 
that came with the learning Lab.  
I only have a coco3 here in Florida but I will try later on a coco2....
Copy right is 1981 and the doc. said it would work
on all Color Computers. There are 8 Cassette tapes in this course..
"Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer Learning Lab."  

Do you have any DOC on the CCR-81 cassette Player? I dont know what the 3
cables should connect.

When you CSAVE,A  "filename" do you have to have the red record button
depressed? 
I also typed  programs from the kybd and then tried to CSAVE  and CLOAD
"Filename"
I thought that one of those cable plugs would start and stop the cassette
motor. The programs were written
for "COLOR BASIC" 4 k .

THE AUDIO I HEAR IS THROUGH THE CASSETTE PLAYER 

On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 07:50:00 +1000 "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
writes:
> John,
> 
> Are you sure that the cassette program is coco3 compatible?
> Which program is it? The block in the top left of the screen should 
> change 
> to F when it finds the header block.
> 
> As far as I remember, you should not hear the tones at all; maybe 
> you have a 
> connection wrong? Unless of course you've used the command AUDIO 
> ON.
> 
> You obviously have the connection for the tape motor correct.

I don't know if I do have the cable pluged into the cassette player
correctley
I can get the motor to start turning the tape and stop... but I don't
know which of the other 
plug should go.

I'm hoping someone has the spec. for the cable and cassette player

> Try adjusting the volume control of the recorder until the block 
> starts to 
> flash (it will probably give you I/O ERROR at that point) Then 
> rewind and 
> start again.
 
While the tape is running and the program is loading, the only thing I
have on the screen is the letter  " S '

> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> 
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> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John T Chasteen" <johnchasteen.2 at juno.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:36 AM
> Subject: [Coco] Cassette save and load problem
> 
> 
> >I am trying to load cassettes programs  and am doing something 
> wrong.
> > Please help.
> >
> > I have a coco3, cassette cable w/3 plugs (Red and White  with 
> plugs the
> > same size and a Blue wire with a smaller plug)
> > that can be connected to the CCR-81 Radio Shack TRS 80 Tape
> > Player/Recorder.
> >
> > The sockets on one side (from the front to rear are: MIC, REM, 
> AUX, EAR
> > and DC Power.
> > I am trying to load the  cassette programs. On the cassette tape 
> the
> > command CLOADM and EXEC is printed.
> >
> > when I enter on the kybd  CLOADM, I can get the letter S on the 
> screen
> > and the tape starts and then I can hear the data tones.
> > I never get the courser back. That is far as i can get.
> >
> > I can enter the commands manually and things.  Any help will be
> > appreciated
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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