[Coco] No MPI - any suggestions?

[Mark McDougall]

Frank Swygert wrote:


> Simply using "CSAVEM" and "LOADM" doesn't work. I can't recall the 

> process, but you have to "CSAVEM" the exact start and finish location of 

> the program, and you have to use a special loader program to make sure 

> it goes in the correct memory location to work. Ah, I found the info! 


Thanks for taking the time to dig out the info, much appreciated!

Whilst working on a Coco project recently, I wrote a small PC program to 
convert a raw binary file to a Coco .BIN file. The easiest route for me is 
to run my program on a ROMPAK dump (locating in unused - even high - RAM), 
and then load it into an emulator (eg MESS) and then CSAVEM from there.

Whether I play back a WAV file or attempt to CLOADM directly on the real 
Coco, either way I should end up with the ROMPAK data in unused RAM.

Next step is CSAVE/CLOAD a short BASIC program that writes the ROMPAK data 
to the flash cart - and viola!

That's the theory anyway. ;)

Regards,

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