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TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:42 am
by Gunness
I wanted to test a few games in order to update their pages in the database, but I have no idea how to load them.
After fiddling about with the Win99a emulator, I managed to insert a virtual floppy, but that's where the troubles start.
I have tried LOAD and DLOAD, and there appears to be an OLD and RUN command associated with loading, but I cannot get it to work:
RUN "DSK1.progname" doesn't work.

Any TI-99 experts out there?

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:45 pm
by Alastair
Looking at http://www.99er.net/basicref.html it appears that you use OLD to load programs! The logic defies me.

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:00 pm
by Gunness
It doesn't make much sense, and I can't get it to work.
I've tried various combinations of
OLD "DSK1.progname"
OLD progname
etc
nothing works :(

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:23 pm
by Alastair
Perhaps you don't need the quotes, do any of the following work?
OLD DSK1
OLD DSK1 progname
OLD DSK1.progname
OLD DSK1:progname
OLD DSK1,progname

Or perhaps it uses DSK0 ?

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:10 pm
by Keetie
http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/emulator/emulator.html

This one helped me out, after a few days trying, to get a basic listing onto a TI diskimage (DSK). After that I could indeed load the game with OLD DSK1.<NAMEGAME>.

It too describes how to extract files from a TI DSK image.

However not the newest Win99/4A version yet ...

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:28 pm
by Gunness
I will test the suggestions from both of you - thanks!

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:00 pm
by Keetie
Don't forget to press Caps Lock!

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:47 pm
by Gunness
Ah! Important tip there. That might make a huge difference to my efforts. I really hate TI-99's BASIC implementation already.... :)

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:24 pm
by Keetie
Better to use Extended Basic here. Insert cartridge - TI Extended Basic. Choose 2 when starting the emulator.

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:18 am
by JOEMORRIS
Okay ... Disk images can be various types - Classic99 can use FIAD , so let's assume we have a file (FIAD) of a game called SPACEWAR

I would put it in the DSK1 folder, if it's extended basic , type RUN "DSK1.SPACEWAR", in TI BASIC type OLD DSK1.SPACEWAR then RUN

Games on the TIGAMESHELF often come with a .BIN extension on them - get rid of that, just rename it without the extension.
TI FILES is what you need without having to swap around Disk types in the options on classic99

Hope this helps?

Re: TI-99/4A for dummies

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:00 pm
by Gunness
Hi Joe, and welcome to the forum - quite old topic you located there, but thanks for the input :thumb: