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It would require three different loaders (each for each part) that basically have the menu selection removed. Not very practical, indeed. And very long waits. For the tape versions I prepared for the ZXSpectrum, situation was easier to manage as I hadn't to had to take into account the BLK5 memory as I did on the 32K expanded VIC.
You can give a try by yourself if you want, you can extract files from the D64 disk image. The current loader is not tied to device 8, it gets from location $BA (dec 186) the last used device. So I think if you load the loader from tape, it will work from tape. But I never tested it, I did this way as I have a SD2IEC that is always device 9 and I don't like loaders that take for granted that the only disk existing is device 8.
Doesn't help when one can't save the data to tape in the first place. If that requires a custom tape save routine we're well beyond reason except for supporting kokkiklhs's request for a hard-core retro experience.srowe wrote:This is true of the tape save routine, I'm not sure it affects the tape load routine.
I have a somewhat dedicated opinion on that matter indeed: viewtopic.php?t=8699&start=8&hilit=club, and to quote from there:DarwinNE wrote:I am not fond of the datassette [...]
Just my 2 centsMike wrote:You can count on that every VIC-20 user actively pursuing this hobby has a feasible mass storage solution at his hands.
If someone complains being stuck with tape, sorry. He's just not in the 'club', so to speak. Even having the biggest (RAM) cartridge in the back of the VIC-20 isn't going to help to get anything big done, given the transfer rates of tape.
I have already tried, before I posted here!DarwinNE wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:40 am You can give a try by yourself if you want, you can extract files from the D64 disk image. The current loader is not tied to device 8, it gets from location $BA (dec 186) the last used device. So I think if you load the loader from tape, it will work from tape. But I never tested it, I did this way as I have a SD2IEC that is always device 9 and I don't like loaders that take for granted that the only disk existing is device 8.
For each part, the loader first loads the himem#.bin files at the correct location and then the game part. Of course, the menu selection of the part you want to play will not be usable as it will be determined by your position on the tape.
If that works, I can provide you three separate loaders that can be used to load each different part.
The reason your own attempt didn't succeed is very likely laid out in the three posts preceding yours.kokkiklhs wrote:[...] it didn't work for me, I don't know the reason ...
Thanks, but you already did that with a request that ultimately turned out not to be necessary at all.[...] I surely don't want you to bother yourselves with my request [...]
