AMSTRAD CPC464 User Manual page 17

The computer asks you to.. . .
P r e s s P L A Y t h e n a n y k e y :
Now press the [PLAY] key in the row at the front of the Datacorder until it locks down firmly,
followed by pressing any letter, number, or either [ENTER] key - or the space bar.
The tape will start to move. If the program you have asked the computer to load is not at the
beginning of the cassette, the computer will search through the tape until it finds the exact title that
you have asked it to load. Be careful to type in the program title correctly.
If, while searching for your program, the computer finds a different title to the one that you have
typed in, you will see this message appear on the screen:
F o u n d < o t h e r-t i t l e > b l o c k 1
The computer will not load this program, but will continue to search through the tape until the exact
program title that you have typed in is found, or until you press the [ESC] key to stop the computer
searching the tape.
When the program has been found, you will see this message appear on the screen:
L o a d i n g < t i t l e > b l o c k 1
The block numbers will continue to increase until the tape has finished loading, and the message:
Ready
. ..will appear on the screen.
Then type:
r u n [ENTER]
. ..and the program you' ve just, loaded will run. If there was already a program in the memory, this
will be discarded and the newly loaded program will take it' s place.
To run a program directly, without first asking the computer to load it, simply type in:
RUN "" [ENTER]
..the computer will respond with the words:
P r e s s P L A Y t h e n a n y k e y :
..after pressing [PLAY] followed by any letter, number, the space bar or either [ENTER] key, the
computer will search for, then load the program and run it without further instructions from the
keyboard. You can stop the sequence at any time by pressing [ESC] as usual.