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I have an old game (STRTRK.BAS) from my dad's Kaypro 10 that I would like to convert to a plain text file. Basically, what I'm trying to do is get it onto a modern computer in plain text format so I can look at the source code and print it (hardcopy).
This game is accessible on the K10 itself, by starting up OBASIC (an older version of MBASIC, itself a platform independent implementation of BASIC-80).
The source code can be listed once loaded (again, on the actual machine).
My guess is the best route would be to find a CP/M emulator and install a version of CP/M, OBASIC, and the program onto it, but I actually haven't had any luck finding something that will run on a modern Windows 7 setup.
Any ideas?
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I have an old game (STRTRK.BAS) from my dad's Kaypro 10 that I would like to convert to a plain text file. Basically, what I'm trying to do is get it onto a modern computer in plain text format so I can look at the source code and print it (hardcopy).
This game is accessible on the K10 itself, by starting up OBASIC (an older version of MBASIC, itself a platform independent implementation of BASIC-80).
The source code can be listed once loaded (again, on the actual machine).
My guess is the best route would be to find a CP/M emulator and install a version of CP/M, OBASIC, and the program onto it, but I actually haven't had any luck finding something that will run on a modern Windows 7 setup.
Any ideas?
basic cp-m
asked 2 hours ago
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Would converting it on the K10 and uploading it through a serial connection be an option?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2 hours ago
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I have an old game (STRTRK.BAS) from my dad's Kaypro 10 that I would like to convert to a plain text file. Basically, what I'm trying to do is get it onto a modern computer in plain text format so I can look at the source code and print it (hardcopy).
This game is accessible on the K10 itself, by starting up OBASIC (an older version of MBASIC, itself a platform independent implementation of BASIC-80).
The source code can be listed once loaded (again, on the actual machine).
My guess is the best route would be to find a CP/M emulator and install a version of CP/M, OBASIC, and the program onto it, but I actually haven't had any luck finding something that will run on a modern Windows 7 setup.
Any ideas?
basic cp-m
asked 2 hours ago
dvanariadvanaria
1234
I have an old game (STRTRK.BAS) from my dad's Kaypro 10 that I would like to convert to a plain text file. Basically, what I'm trying to do is get it onto a modern computer in plain text format so I can look at the source code and print it (hardcopy).
This game is accessible on the K10 itself, by starting up OBASIC (an older version of MBASIC, itself a platform independent implementation of BASIC-80).
The source code can be listed once loaded (again, on the actual machine).
My guess is the best route would be to find a CP/M emulator and install a version of CP/M, OBASIC, and the program onto it, but I actually haven't had any luck finding something that will run on a modern Windows 7 setup.
Any ideas?
basic cp-m
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Would converting it on the K10 and uploading it through a serial connection be an option?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2 hours ago
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Would converting it on the K10 and uploading it through a serial connection be an option?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2 hours ago
Would converting it on the K10 and uploading it through a serial connection be an option?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
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M-BASIC-80 knows the modifier "A" for the SAVE command - So, you should be able to create a readable ASCII file directly on the Kaypro computer by doing
LOAD "MYPROG.BAS"
LIST
SAVE "MYPROG.TXT",A
If you don't want to mess with old disks on a modern computer (I recommend you don't even start to look into this), your best bet would be to set up a serial RS-232 connection between the Kaypro and your modern machine - A suitable RS-232-USE dongle, a proper cable and a terminal program would suffice.
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Basic interpreters saved the code in a tokenised form to save space. I found this description of the format used by GW-Basic, a later version of MBASIC. I don't know if the file format changed between the versions, though.
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/GW-BASIC_tokenized_file
It wouldn't be too hard to write a bit of code to convert from the byte-codes to text.
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It wouldn't happen to be the one that the listing starts/ends like this, would it?
10 'EXPANDED APRIL 1977 BY W.A. BURTON
20 'PIRATED JAN. 1978 BY ZOSO
30 DIM G(8,8),S(8,8),K(3,3)
40 PRINTCHR$(26)
50 GOSUB 5460
…
6350 IF Q8<0 OR Q8>S THEN GOTO 6340
6360 S=S-Q8:E=E+Q8:PRINT
6370 PRINT E;" UNITS OF ENERGY NOW - TRY AGAIN."
6380 RETURN
6390 RESET
If so, there are lots of copies online, frinstance STRTRK.BAS. The program detokenizes and runs under both OBASIC.COM and MBASIC.COM.
Peter Schorn's Altair 8800 simulator site has emulators and disk images for many versions of CP/M. For instance, I downloaded the CP/M 2 distribution, unpacked it, moved the STRTRK.BAS file to the cpm2 folder and started the emulator with:
altairz80 cpm2
After that, I was able to import the tokenized program with the command R STRTRK.BAS, then loaded MBASIC and the program could be loaded with LOAD "STRTRK.BAS"
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M-BASIC-80 knows the modifier "A" for the SAVE command - So, you should be able to create a readable ASCII file directly on the Kaypro computer by doing
LOAD "MYPROG.BAS"
LIST
SAVE "MYPROG.TXT",A
If you don't want to mess with old disks on a modern computer (I recommend you don't even start to look into this), your best bet would be to set up a serial RS-232 connection between the Kaypro and your modern machine - A suitable RS-232-USE dongle, a proper cable and a terminal program would suffice.
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tofrotofro
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M-BASIC-80 knows the modifier "A" for the SAVE command - So, you should be able to create a readable ASCII file directly on the Kaypro computer by doing
LOAD "MYPROG.BAS"
LIST
SAVE "MYPROG.TXT",A
If you don't want to mess with old disks on a modern computer (I recommend you don't even start to look into this), your best bet would be to set up a serial RS-232 connection between the Kaypro and your modern machine - A suitable RS-232-USE dongle, a proper cable and a terminal program would suffice.
answered 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
17k33597
add a comment |
M-BASIC-80 knows the modifier "A" for the SAVE command - So, you should be able to create a readable ASCII file directly on the Kaypro computer by doing
LOAD "MYPROG.BAS"
LIST
SAVE "MYPROG.TXT",A
If you don't want to mess with old disks on a modern computer (I recommend you don't even start to look into this), your best bet would be to set up a serial RS-232 connection between the Kaypro and your modern machine - A suitable RS-232-USE dongle, a proper cable and a terminal program would suffice.
answered 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
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M-BASIC-80 knows the modifier "A" for the SAVE command - So, you should be able to create a readable ASCII file directly on the Kaypro computer by doing
LOAD "MYPROG.BAS"
LIST
SAVE "MYPROG.TXT",A
If you don't want to mess with old disks on a modern computer (I recommend you don't even start to look into this), your best bet would be to set up a serial RS-232 connection between the Kaypro and your modern machine - A suitable RS-232-USE dongle, a proper cable and a terminal program would suffice.
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Basic interpreters saved the code in a tokenised form to save space. I found this description of the format used by GW-Basic, a later version of MBASIC. I don't know if the file format changed between the versions, though.
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/GW-BASIC_tokenized_file
It wouldn't be too hard to write a bit of code to convert from the byte-codes to text.
answered 16 mins ago
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Basic interpreters saved the code in a tokenised form to save space. I found this description of the format used by GW-Basic, a later version of MBASIC. I don't know if the file format changed between the versions, though.
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/GW-BASIC_tokenized_file
It wouldn't be too hard to write a bit of code to convert from the byte-codes to text.
answered 16 mins ago
James RandomJames Random
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Basic interpreters saved the code in a tokenised form to save space. I found this description of the format used by GW-Basic, a later version of MBASIC. I don't know if the file format changed between the versions, though.
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/GW-BASIC_tokenized_file
It wouldn't be too hard to write a bit of code to convert from the byte-codes to text.
answered 16 mins ago
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Basic interpreters saved the code in a tokenised form to save space. I found this description of the format used by GW-Basic, a later version of MBASIC. I don't know if the file format changed between the versions, though.
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/GW-BASIC_tokenized_file
It wouldn't be too hard to write a bit of code to convert from the byte-codes to text.
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It wouldn't happen to be the one that the listing starts/ends like this, would it?
10 'EXPANDED APRIL 1977 BY W.A. BURTON
20 'PIRATED JAN. 1978 BY ZOSO
30 DIM G(8,8),S(8,8),K(3,3)
40 PRINTCHR$(26)
50 GOSUB 5460
…
6350 IF Q8<0 OR Q8>S THEN GOTO 6340
6360 S=S-Q8:E=E+Q8:PRINT
6370 PRINT E;" UNITS OF ENERGY NOW - TRY AGAIN."
6380 RETURN
6390 RESET
If so, there are lots of copies online, frinstance STRTRK.BAS. The program detokenizes and runs under both OBASIC.COM and MBASIC.COM.
Peter Schorn's Altair 8800 simulator site has emulators and disk images for many versions of CP/M. For instance, I downloaded the CP/M 2 distribution, unpacked it, moved the STRTRK.BAS file to the cpm2 folder and started the emulator with:
altairz80 cpm2
After that, I was able to import the tokenized program with the command R STRTRK.BAS, then loaded MBASIC and the program could be loaded with LOAD "STRTRK.BAS"
answered 7 mins ago
scrussscruss
7,66611450
add a comment |
It wouldn't happen to be the one that the listing starts/ends like this, would it?
10 'EXPANDED APRIL 1977 BY W.A. BURTON
20 'PIRATED JAN. 1978 BY ZOSO
30 DIM G(8,8),S(8,8),K(3,3)
40 PRINTCHR$(26)
50 GOSUB 5460
…
6350 IF Q8<0 OR Q8>S THEN GOTO 6340
6360 S=S-Q8:E=E+Q8:PRINT
6370 PRINT E;" UNITS OF ENERGY NOW - TRY AGAIN."
6380 RETURN
6390 RESET
If so, there are lots of copies online, frinstance STRTRK.BAS. The program detokenizes and runs under both OBASIC.COM and MBASIC.COM.
Peter Schorn's Altair 8800 simulator site has emulators and disk images for many versions of CP/M. For instance, I downloaded the CP/M 2 distribution, unpacked it, moved the STRTRK.BAS file to the cpm2 folder and started the emulator with:
altairz80 cpm2
After that, I was able to import the tokenized program with the command R STRTRK.BAS, then loaded MBASIC and the program could be loaded with LOAD "STRTRK.BAS"
answered 7 mins ago
scrussscruss
7,66611450
add a comment |
It wouldn't happen to be the one that the listing starts/ends like this, would it?
10 'EXPANDED APRIL 1977 BY W.A. BURTON
20 'PIRATED JAN. 1978 BY ZOSO
30 DIM G(8,8),S(8,8),K(3,3)
40 PRINTCHR$(26)
50 GOSUB 5460
…
6350 IF Q8<0 OR Q8>S THEN GOTO 6340
6360 S=S-Q8:E=E+Q8:PRINT
6370 PRINT E;" UNITS OF ENERGY NOW - TRY AGAIN."
6380 RETURN
6390 RESET
If so, there are lots of copies online, frinstance STRTRK.BAS. The program detokenizes and runs under both OBASIC.COM and MBASIC.COM.
Peter Schorn's Altair 8800 simulator site has emulators and disk images for many versions of CP/M. For instance, I downloaded the CP/M 2 distribution, unpacked it, moved the STRTRK.BAS file to the cpm2 folder and started the emulator with:
altairz80 cpm2
After that, I was able to import the tokenized program with the command R STRTRK.BAS, then loaded MBASIC and the program could be loaded with LOAD "STRTRK.BAS"
answered 7 mins ago
scrussscruss
7,66611450
It wouldn't happen to be the one that the listing starts/ends like this, would it?
10 'EXPANDED APRIL 1977 BY W.A. BURTON
20 'PIRATED JAN. 1978 BY ZOSO
30 DIM G(8,8),S(8,8),K(3,3)
40 PRINTCHR$(26)
50 GOSUB 5460
…
6350 IF Q8<0 OR Q8>S THEN GOTO 6340
6360 S=S-Q8:E=E+Q8:PRINT
6370 PRINT E;" UNITS OF ENERGY NOW - TRY AGAIN."
6380 RETURN
6390 RESET
If so, there are lots of copies online, frinstance STRTRK.BAS. The program detokenizes and runs under both OBASIC.COM and MBASIC.COM.
Peter Schorn's Altair 8800 simulator site has emulators and disk images for many versions of CP/M. For instance, I downloaded the CP/M 2 distribution, unpacked it, moved the STRTRK.BAS file to the cpm2 folder and started the emulator with:
altairz80 cpm2
After that, I was able to import the tokenized program with the command R STRTRK.BAS, then loaded MBASIC and the program could be loaded with LOAD "STRTRK.BAS"
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Would converting it on the K10 and uploading it through a serial connection be an option?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
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