What If I Want To Use Cassette? - AMSTRAD cpc 6128 User Instruction

Typing in for example:
la
Load "fi Lename"
.... will tell the computer to load the specified program from a disc placed in Drive A.
If neither
I
a nor
I
b is entered or the computer is reset, the system will default to
Drive A.
If you are t'sing only the disc drive within the computer, this can be regarded as Drive
A, and
I
a or
I
b commands need not be issued. Entering
I
b when no additional disc
drive is connected, will result in the message on the screen:
Drive B: disc missing
Retry, Ignore or CanceL
to which you should respond C (to Cancel).
What if I want to use cassette? ...
The command
I tap
e tells the computer to perform all loading and saving etc.,
commands to an external cassette unit instead of to disc. Unless
I tap
e is entered,
the computer will always default to disc operation when switched on or reset.
To return to disc operation after
I tap
e has been specified, type in:
Idisc
Alternatively, you may for example wish to load in from cassette and save out to disc.
You may then use the command:
Itape.in
This command tells the computer to read data in from cassette, but continue to write
data out onto disc (by default).
Similarly, to read data in from disc and save out onto cassette, you will first need to
type in:
I
d i
se.
into countermand the previously issued
I tap
e • i n (above),
then:
I tap
e •
0
ut
to tell the computer to write data out onto cassette.
It can be seen therefore that
I tap
e • i n and
I tap
e •
0
u t
countermand
I
d i
se.
i n and
I
d i
se.
0
ut
respectively, and vice versa.
Further information on directing data to and from discs (and cassette), will be found
in the chapters entitled 'Using Discs and Cassettes' and 'AMSDOS and CP/M'
(Chapters 4 and 5).
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