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Loading a CODE block on the +3

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:04 pm
by pak21
Let's say I have a copy of Pheenix. As this is one of those funny programs which needs to be loaded with LOAD ""CODE rather than just LOAD "", to load this:
  • On a 48K machine, I press J, Symbol Shift + P, Symbol Shift + P, Caps Shift + Symbol Shift, I, Enter and the game loads from 48K BASIC.
  • On a 128K (or a +2) machine, I press Down, Enter, L, O, A, D, Symbol Shift + P, Symbol Shift + P, C, O, D, E, Enter and the game loads from 128K BASIC.
  • On a +2A machine, I press Down, Enter, L, O, A, D, Symbol Shift + P, Symbol Shift + P, C, O, D, E, Enter and the game loads from +3 BASIC.
On a +3 machine, I can load this by doing LOAD "t:" followed by LOAD ""CODE, but is there any way to load it in just one command?

Re: Loading a CODE block on the +3

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:33 pm
by Ast A. Moore
Not in 128K mode. Should work in 48K mode, though. Fewer keystrokes, too. ;)

Re: Loading a CODE block on the +3

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:37 pm
by pak21
Thanks - in the more general case, I might not want to switch into 48K mode though... two commands it is then.

Re: Loading a CODE block on the +3

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:38 pm
by Woodster
pak21 wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:04 pm Let's say I have a copy of Pheenix. As this is one of those funny programs which needs to be loaded with LOAD ""CODE rather than just LOAD "", to load this:
  • On a 48K machine, I press J, Symbol Shift + P, Symbol Shift + P, Caps Shift + Symbol Shift, I, Enter and the game loads from 48K BASIC.
  • On a 128K (or a +2) machine, I press Down, Enter, L, O, A, D, Symbol Shift + P, Symbol Shift + P, C, O, D, E, Enter and the game loads from 128K BASIC.
  • On a +2A machine, I press Down, Enter, L, O, A, D, Symbol Shift + P, Symbol Shift + P, C, O, D, E, Enter and the game loads from +3 BASIC.
On a +3 machine, I can load this by doing LOAD "t:" followed by LOAD ""CODE, but is there any way to load it in just one command?
I couldn't see a way and my phantom typist also uses those same two commands.