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| MSX HX-10 Loading Problem!! MSX Newbie!!
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rich_thongo
msx friend
Posts: 2 |  Posted: October 05 2005, 23:55 |
Hi,
I recently bought a Toshiba MSX HX-10. Having plugged it in and looking forward to some cool retro gaming I am finding it difficult to get anything to load up. The sample program seems to work fine, however whenever I try to load anything else all I seem to get is the "skip" message coming up!!
What am I doing wrong?? After trying various tapes and different loading methods I am about pulling my hair out!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Many Thanks
A quickly balding vintage gamer!!
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sergem
msx lover
Posts: 71 | Posted: October 06 2005, 00:24 |
Most common use for loading programs is using:
bload"cas:",r
or else
load"cas:",r
make sure the tape is rewind back enough
maybe you should clean the heads of the tape recorder if this does not work....
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[D-Tail]
msx guru
Posts: 3017 | Posted: October 06 2005, 10:43 |
rich_thongo: you could try to increase the volume of the cassette player -- that helps sometimes as well.
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BiFi
msx guru
Posts: 3142 | Posted: October 06 2005, 11:51 |
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Serico
msx lover
Posts: 121 | Posted: October 06 2005, 12:08 |
I have seen that Recorder Head Alignment Kit before ... 
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BiFi
msx guru
Posts: 3142 | Posted: October 06 2005, 13:43 |
you have? such a coincidence |
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Edwin
msx professional
Posts: 620 | Posted: October 06 2005, 13:59 |
Why would you need more than a screwdriver and an ear to align the head? I used to do it all the time because tapes weren't always written with the heads in the same position anyway.
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pitpan
msx master
Posts: 1379 | Posted: October 06 2005, 15:43 |
The SKIP message only appears when you try to load a game using a direct name, such as LOAD"PROG". To avoid that, given that you have selected the proper method (RUN/LOAD, BLOAD or CLOAD) all you have to do is to use "CAS:" as parameter.
Therefore:
If it is a BASIC program
LOAD"CAS:",R
RUN"CAS:"
If it is a Tokenized BASIC program - no need for parameters here
CLOAD
If it is an executable binary file
BLOAD"CAS:",R
If you can get an skip this means that the cassette is plugged and the azimuth is more or less Ok. So, just change the loading instructions.
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rich_thongo
msx friend
Posts: 2 | Posted: October 12 2005, 14:00 |
Many Thanks all for you help! MSX is now working fine!! Heres to some happy gaming!! Regards rich_thongo
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pitpan
msx master
Posts: 1379 | Posted: October 12 2005, 14:16 |
You're welcome.
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