Re: PCFSRV V2.5

Long time lurker here, thought I'd through my 2 cents in.  I remember some 
programmers had this trick where ml data would be tagged on the end of a 
cload file.  The address would be calculated and the executed, which seems 
to be happening in the basic code presented.  It could be possible that 
everything is working but how to access it is unknown.  Maybe if you could 
get the docs/operating instructions for the original?  That other on on 
sale may be a good point to start looking.

On 21 March 2026 4:20:10 am Bill Gunshannon via Coco 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On 3/19/2026 9:27 PM, Bill Gunshannon via Coco wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 3/19/2026 7:03 PM, John Guin via Coco wrote:
>>> Just kibbutzing with a vague, old memory:
>>>
>>> Should/could you run CLOADM after the BASIC stub loads but before you
>>> run that stub?
>>
>> I did, but I may try again.  But the only thing I have loaded so far
>> is the BASIC program.  In any event, unless I am missing something,
>> I don't see where the "Load" command tries to load anything.  The
>> value it tries to EXEC is the address located at address 27 and 28
>> minus a number that appears to the length of the mystery program.
>>
>>>
>>> You could also add that command to a (new) line 371.
>>
>> Also worth a try.
>>
>>>
>>> It may also need to be CLOADM”   (again, vague memory of the cassette
>>> load syntax which allowed for an open quote to load whatever was next
>>> on the tape, regardless of name).
>>
>> Just CLOAD will do that.
>>
>>>
>>> And finally, I may be completely wrong about this.
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>
>> Not going to spend a lot of time on it but I was curious.  I think
>> I only paid something like $20 for it.
>>
>
> OK, I tried CLOADM on all the sounds on the tape with no result.
> But then I thought.  The COPY command doesn't do anything but CSAVE
> the already loaded BASIC Program to a new tape, so, no ML stored
> on there.
>
> But, here;s another thought.
> Didn't Tandy have a serial networking system for
> classrooms that allowed downloading programs to student computers?
> Was it built into the ROM?  Could this be using it?
>
>
>
> bill
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