Radio Shack TRS-80 Owner's Manual page 14

Loading Programs
To
load
a
program from
a
tape into
the
computer,
operate
as
follows:
LOAD
["file
name"]
(Items within the brackets can
be omitted.)
When
P1
is
specified
as
the
program
area,
the
program
will
be
loaded
into
program
area
"P1".
As
in
the
SAVE
command,
"file
name"
can be omitted;
in this
case
the
first
program found
on the tape
will
be loaded. This
command
can be used only
manually,
and cannot
be included
in
programs.
Procedure
—
Manual operation
1
Turn on
the
power.
2)
Using the tape counter
find the
tape location
two
or three
counts ahead of the
file
you want
to
load.
3)
(Only
for
systems with
remote
control
capability) Start
the
tape recorder
in
the
PLAYBACK
mode.
4)
Operate
the
computer
as
follows:
LOAD
["file
name"]
(exe)
5)
(Only
for
systems without
remote
control capability) Start
the tape recorder
in
the
PLAYBACK
mode.
6)
The
tape
recorder stops automatically
when
the loading
process
is
completed.
(If
your system does not
have
remote
control capability,
stop the tape recorder manually.)
Readout on
the display
While
loading:
pp
;
p
pg
_
•]
program
file file
name
When
loaded
(in
case
of
"RUN"
mode):
READY
Pn
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