Date   : Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:30:20 +0100
From   : "Rich Talbot-Watkins" <Richard_Watkins@...>
Subject: Re: Copying BBC games naughty naughty

"Gray, David" <David.Gray@...> wrote:


> Can anyone supply me with the commands for making master copies of games
(on
> tape) on a BBC ( i.e. avoid the tape to tape degradation)  there was a
> solution that  worked well for all un- locked basic and Machine code games
> but I can't remember it
>
> i.e. I want to  load up the first part of the program from old master tape
> then save at 1200 baud to another tape

>From memory........

*OPT 1,2
*LOAD Chuckie 1100

The three big hex numbers it displays, in order, are <Load address> <Exec
address> <Length>.

Then it's a simple case of saving it with:

*SAVE Chuckie 1100 +<Length> <Exec address> <Load address>

For 'locked' files, running the following bit of code beforehand should
unlock loads:

P%=&900:[OPT2:PHA:LDA&3CA:AND#&FE:STA&3CA:PLA:JMP!&220:]:?&220=0:?&221=9:*FX1
4,4

Cheers,
Rich :)