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I need help loading up disk games on Classic99.


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3 hours ago, NamcoPlayer said:

I like the Classic99 emulator. You can launch games as a .dsk format, and I need help loading the files up. What do I do? 

 

First, read the manual. There are instructions on how to set up disk images (those with “.dsk” extensions).

 

You will also need to know what cartridge a particular game needs to run (see instructions in the manual for mounting cartridges). There are many possibilities, but most games likely require the Editor/Assembler  cartridge (E/A), the Extended Basic cartridge (XB) or TI Basic(TIB) (with or without E/A).

 

Unless the startup file for the game is an XB file on DSK1 named “LOAD” (which will auto-start with XB mounted), you will need to know the name of the file. For 

  • XB or TIB
    • OLD "DSK1.GAMENAME"
    • RUN
  • XB
    • RUN "DSK1.GAMENAME"
  • E/A, option 3 (load and run)
    • DSK1.GAMENAME
    • If it does not start, you will need to type the entry point (often it is START or MAIN or GAMENAME)
  • E/A, option 5 (run program file)
    • DSK1.GAMENAME

Again, read the manual first.

 

...lee

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On 12/31/2020 at 10:04 AM, Lee Stewart said:

 

First, read the manual. There are instructions on how to set up disk images (those with “.dsk” extensions).

 

You will also need to know what cartridge a particular game needs to run (see instructions in the manual for mounting cartridges). There are many possibilities, but most games likely require the Editor/Assembler  cartridge (E/A), the Extended Basic cartridge (XB) or TI Basic(TIB) (with or without E/A).

 

Unless the startup file for the game is an XB file on DSK1 named “LOAD” (which will auto-start with XB mounted), you will need to know the name of the file. For 

  • XB or TIB
    • OLD "DSK1.GAMENAME"
    • RUN
  • XB
    • RUN "DSK1.GAMENAME"
  • E/A, option 3 (load and run)
    • DSK1.GAMENAME
    • If it does not start, you will need to type the entry point (often it is START or MAIN or GAMENAME)
  • E/A, option 5 (run program file)
    • DSK1.GAMENAME

Again, read the manual first.

 

...lee

Or get RXB and go to REA directory, it will mostly figure out what you want.

Two option for any game or file you wish to run:

Option 1 select a file and press enter and if it is EA5 or EA3 it will run

Option 2 select a file and press SPACE BAR and it will run XB or if it crashes it is not a program.

 

P.S. if it is EA3 it will show you the name of the program and you can use arrow keys to run it.

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On 8/1/2022 at 9:53 PM, Railuge said:

The manual says nothing on how to load a .dsk file, just that you can. 

Baloney.

 

Page 18, as mentioned above, is how to mount the DSK file into the emulator so that it's available at one of the drive numbers.

 

The entirety of section 8, pages 40 through 44, is how to make all the different kinds of TI program start.

 

So first you need to know WHAT YOU HAVE. Unfortunately, since the TI doesn't auto-boot disks (except for Extended BASIC), you need to know what cartridge to insert, and what to type to get it started. That's just fact of life.

 

There are ways to figure it out, but quite frankly, if you just posted the disk image you're trying to start we'll tell you what to do. ;)

 

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