jABFFIL   @2@ @! @% +(}%-@@""""""" DATAXFER """" PAT McCABE """" 24182 RAMSGATE """" MT.CLEMENS,MICH. """" FEB 1982 """"FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE BY" """ M.A.C.E. MEMBERS ONLY " !! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED " !!" D#@@K:DOPEN KEYBOARD FOR GET INPUT11;@,;@,;@,;@,))67@<@,.  A A0 (} BQQ(IIN ORDER TO TRANSFER THE DATA FROM YOUR CASSETTE RECORDER OVER TO DISK33(+YOU MUST FIRST GIVE THE DATA A FILE NAME.p9(1YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE A MAXIMUM OF 8 CHARACTORS.p(1DAT. WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE APPENDED TO THE END OF( YOUR NEW FILE. Q(E(:WHAT NAME WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE YOUR NEW DISK DATA FILE??H(K(N(Q("F<(3INPUT DATA FILE NAME D1:--------.DAT@F(}#u @46-B:,Z @)!@)7@<@,2A)7@<@,3Zk( Ԡu @4&%-@B:,!7<,0 % 'e6-&@+67@<@,.D:O67@<@%,.7@<,e67@%,..DAT(o'(ǠנŠ+(.(o(;THAT WAS THE easy PART NOW YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING *(FOR ME !, A -L @@LTHE 8 MEANS OPEN DISK DRIVE FOR A WRITE7 A < ( ( (A A(}CAR@READ TAPE "AR@**("PUT YOUR DATA TAPE IN THE CASSETTEO( AND REWIND.L(4POSITION THE TAPE TO THE OF THE DATA FILE O(li(aTHE BEGINNING IS WHERE THE MAIN PROGRAM ENDS AND THE LEADER OF THE DATA FILE BEGINS l(ZZ(RTHIS IS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE DATA FILE STARTS\'(THE COMPUTER WON'T KNOW EITHER.\(0COMPUTERS AREN'T AS SMART AS PEOPLE YOU KNOW.((( USING THE TAPE COUNTER WILL HELP' A(} A' A%(%(}PRESS ON CASSETTE.((THEN PRESS .##@@C:6 +TmmGOSUB 1000:REM IF READING OTHER THAN A DATA FILE ADDING THE GOSUB DELAY WILL HELP LOCATE THE FILE STARTYARAAALL THAT TYPING FOR THIS LITTLE 4 OR 5 LINE PROGRAMb +6-=(Ġ٠Š ............. @(b(ԠՠŠӠԠՠ)@& (>:,*@&6-%@ F:Ad,"AUA AdAU`(( CHRS READ.V(9ԠΠϠŠ ٠٠Ϡ` A"AUA 6-@ A  INFO7( ( ((7(# The file will be read and shown to$$(you just as it is formatted.0(0(% When you want to stop, press .--(%The program will ask if you want more&(data to be shown.0 ( (:$XA LITTLE INTRO FUN]J A*-AT6@F2@@@J bE -@#@6@$+/(@:(@E(@l (@ PAT MCCABE'SqK-@@P#A/A ;AGAK v!!(@ data transfer{(@ UTILITYs #-@A`@/A C-@@OAk2@A0@o s /%2@/+8A @'A@8BLACK ON WHITE$ WAIT&&( Press ٠ to continue'AdAU'ARBF:Ad,"AU (4-@@ 8 B A)@$LINTRODUCTIONV (}`&&(NOW THAT YOU HAVE A DISK DRIVEj**("HOW DO YOU TRANSFER THOSE PROGRAMSt&&(THAT USE CASSETTE DATA FILES ?~66(-SOME PROGRAMS I KNOW THAT USE DATA FILES  (ARE:((RESCUE AT RIGEL(ATARI'S TOUCH TYPING( STARWARRIOR(CRUNCH CRUMBLE & CHOMP++(#DOWNHILL FROM ATARI'S PROG EXCHANGEC)(!AND I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE,(/(9 AC A,,($WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES IS TRANSFER--(%YOUR CASSETTE DATA FILES OVER TO DISK( DATA FILES.((**("WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU IS THAT YOU''(CAN NOW COMPLETELY CONVERT YOUR0-(%BASIC CASSETTE PROGRAMS OVER TO DISK.0(((( DATA FILES AND ALL. ALL YOU HAVE,,($ TO DO, IS FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS...... A A??(7}IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE,WHAT HAPPENS IS............ ((( THE PROGRAM 'GET'S'THE DATA FROM22(*THE CASSETTE AND 'PUT'S' IT ON THE DISK,,($ATARI'S FLEXIABLE IO SYSTEM DOES ALL(& (THE HOUSEKEEPING FOR YOU#(&(2(NOW THE FUN PART:<**("PUT A FORMATTED DISK INTO DRIVE #1F**("PUT YOUR CASETTE INTO THE RECORDER( AND........" A @$ END@@ ( (!"@!( MANUAL ABORT.6-F:A,"A0"A6( END OF FILE %"A8%(NO TAPE (OR DISK) "Ai( DISK FULL 2#"A@)"AB)"AC2( READ ERROR ""Ap"(FILE NOT FOUND* "Ac ( SYSTEM ERROR (( CHRS READ.(( U")"A60(NO ERRORS DETECTEDE(ԧӠ̠H(K(U A@ 2)A6/(ERROR F:A,2INS PT2 (AFTER GOOD XFER)8A @'A@8BLACK ON WHITE9/(' נӠԠŠԠԠҠ9 A7$(}NOW THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD7(DISK DATA FILE( .....CALLED --(%WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT AND HOW DO YOU((( GET THE MAIN PROGRAM TO READ THE**("DISK FILE INSTEAD OF THE ....(CASSETTE FILE.( WELL.....""(NOW COMES THE TRICKEY PART A))(!}YOU MUST SAVE THE MAIN PROGRAM))(!OR GAME ETC. ON DISK. THIS CAN BE))(!DONE BY FIRST LOADING THE PROGRAM&&(IN USING THE CASSETTE RECORDER''(HITTING SYSTEM RESET AND SAVING*$(THE PROGRAM UNDER IT'S NAME.'(*())(!NOW THE HARD PART. FIND WHERE THE%%(PROGRAM OPENS UP THE CASSETTE..(&RECORDER FOR A READ. THIS WILL USUALLY%"(LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS..%(p(OPEN #2,4,0, C:u(z''(THE 4 TELLS THE IO TO READ DATA))(!THE C TELLS THE IO TO GET IT FROM(THE RECORDER. A**("}RUNNING THE PROGRAM & USING THE&&(BREAK KEY WILL HELP LOCATE THE(OPEN STATEMENT ((%%(IF YOU HAVEN'T GUESSED BY NOWF,($WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS CHANGE THE C:F(IN THE OPEN STATEMENT--(%TO YOUR NEW DISK DATA FILE NAMED#( ( (****  ****#($$(TO LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:( OPEN #2,4,0,''(Χ FORGET THE QUOTES & COLONX((( RESAVE YOUR PROGRAM AND.........b Al;( ( (((((((!($('(5(  8(;(q++(#YOUR MAIN PROGRAM WILL NOW READ THEr(DATA FROM YOUR DISK.(s!(JUST LIKE THE BIG BOYS!(v++(#YOU NOW HAVE A COMPLETELY CONVERTED,,($CASSETTE TO DISK PROGRAM ,DATA FILES<(AND ALL ....... Q.E.D.1ApAq`<@DATAXFERBY. PAT MCCABEFEB 1982FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE BY M.A.C.E. MEMBERS ONLY ALL RIGHTES RESERVED ooӠ̠͠ϠĠ ԠԠANYŠŮ ͠ҠŠGIVE YOU ANY IDEAS !!!!! D:DATAXFER