[Coco] [Spam] Re: 4K CoCo 1 & EDTASM+

[Arthur Flexser]

Oops again, I'm thinking of Disk Edtasm files.  For cassette files,
obviously, there is no directory entry.  But there is a file type flag and
a gap flag (possibly unused, according to The Facts from Spectral
Associates) in the Namefile block of a cassette file.

Art

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> Oops, you said earlier that the file was only 15-16 bytes long.  So I now
> imagine that the problem is that segmented files output by EDTASM are
> marked as such in the file type byte of the directory entry, and Color
> Basic's CLOADM command checks that and gives FM error for that file type.
>
> Art
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
>
>> EDTASM, I believe, outputs segmented files by default.  Every 128 bytes
>> (or maybe 256?), a new segment starts.  So, I'm guessing that the problem
>> is that the file is longer than 128 (256?) bytes, and therefore its loading
>> is not supported under Color Basic.  Sounds like the 4K limitation has
>> nothing to do with the problem.
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Simon Jonassen <simon at roust-it.dk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> End <BLAH> did the trick on ECB
>>>
>>>
>>> The ONLY WAY i have been able to get an EDTASM binary to load on a 4k IS
>>> saving via ZBUG.....
>>>
>>> Using lwasm i have NO issues (except lack of memory)
>>>
>>> /Simon :-)
>>>
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>>> If you don't have an "END <blah>" statement, A/AO has no idea what to set
>>> the execution address to so EXEC bombing would make sense. It will
>>> default
>>> the execution address to 0 I think if you don't specify an address to
>>> END.
>>>
>>> On 15-01-13 09:38 AM, Simon Jonassen wrote:
>>> > Hey Art...
>>> >
>>> > If you do a A/AO to tape from the 4k machine and try to reload on tape
>>> > it gives FM error....
>>> >
>>> > If you try to reload that on a 16/64K it does load, but typing EXEC
>>> > just bombs....
>>> >
>>> > If you use ZBUG to output the file on the 4k, it load and runs on the
>>> > 4k, the 16k and the 64k
>>> >
>>> > /Simon :-)
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> > Flexser
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>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Rogelio Perea <os9dude at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> The lack of ECB seems to be involved on this ;-)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> > Do you mean it loaded okay under Extended Basic?
>>> >
>>> > Ary
>>> >
>>>
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