[Coco] Copying a data/binary file from disk to cassette

[Bob Devries]

The code which is at the end of Marble Maze, inserts a command into the 
command line buffer, which BASIC executes when the LOADM has completed. This 
method is used quite often.

Also, you may get multiple blocks in a binary file if the file was created 
by Disk EDTASM.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil" <phil.salathe at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Copying a data/binary file from disk to cassette


> Robert Gault wrote:
>
>>If you don't want to acquire to knowledge to do this, you can download 
>>from my site the program mlfinder which will do the work for you.
>>http://home.att.net/~robert.gault/Coco/Downloads/Downloads.htm
>
> Robert, thanks for this great little program -- I've used it to analyze a 
> file that had some odd (possibly corrupt?) stuff at the end that was 
> throwing me for a loop when I opened it in a hex editor.  I assume that 
> "XFER" is the execution address.
>
> And, on a related note, I assume if I'm getting multiple "LOAD:" 
> addresses, that the .bin file has multiple data blocks.  Does that mean 
> that outputting it via the cassette port will be impossible? In the case 
> of the program I'm looking at (Marble Maze), the additional data block 
> indicated is only 16 bytes long, resides right before the postamble, and 
> appears to load from $009F to $00AE. Should this give me any hints as to 
> its function?
>
> Marble Maze also autostarts, which further complicates any attempts to 
> CSAVEM it, though I suppose I could LOADM it into &H3000 and CSAVEM from 
> there as you suggested earlier.
>
> All the best,
> Phil
>
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