Hi everyone, this is my first post here.

So, finally after all these years i have my own msx. It was given to me without any cables at all.

So far i've made the monitor cable and it is working fine. Now, the thing im sorting out is how to connect the remote signals to the tape deck.

I've already connected the ear plug to the sound in pins at the din connector at the computer. I also connected the 2.5" jack to the respective rem+ rem- at the din plug but the deck just stops. It wont start even if i type run"cas:"

What am i doing wrong?

Cheers

Ehm, you could just press [PLAY] on your tape deck after typing RUN"CAS:<return>. The remote control is an option, not a must...

And welcome to the wonderful world of MSX, of course ^_^

I did press play, lol.

The thing is that with "run" the tape wont start but with "bload" it works fine

Btw, i've been looking for a basic manual for the msx, where can i find one, i mean, in pdf or something?
Cheers

Have a look over here. I didn't check for MSX BASIC manuals, but Hans Otten's pages are full of documentation and a real treasure

What exactly do you mean by "the tape won't start"?
If the tape drive doesn't start spinning with RUN but it does with BLOAD, the I'm afraid you're in an inconsistent reality - you'll need to call your local diety for help

The MSX system knows two types of 'executables': BASIC programs and machine language (ML) programs.

You can load BASIC programs with either LOAD"CAS or CLOAD or load and directly start a BASIC program with RUN"CAS. The difference between LOAD and CLOAD lies in the file format on tape and which one is the correct one, depends on the way the program was saved on tape (with SAVE or CSAVE respectively).
You can load ML programs with BLOAD"CAS" or load and directly execute an ML program with BLOAD"CAS",R. Again, the program has to be saved with the matching BSAVE for this to work.

Dumb enough, the load command realy has to match the previously used save command, although the MSX could find out the file format from the header info. To add to the confusion: when using a disk drive instead of tape, CSAVE/CLOAD for tape match SAVE/LOAD on disk, while SAVE/LOAD on tape match SAVE "...",A/LOAD on disk ...

AuroraMSX: don't forget the colon! It's: CAS:

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Have a look over here. I didn't check for MSX BASIC manuals, but Hans Otten's pages are full of documentation and a real treasure What exactly do you mean by "the tape won't start"? If the tape drive doesn't start spinning with RUN but it does with BLOAD, the I'm afraid you're in an inconsistent reality - you'll need to call your local diety for help

Thanks for the info. About the tape, you are right. I must have made a typo while entering the command. First time with a msx i was nervous. lol

I was wondering why some software wouldn't load. I didn't know that load commands were so specific.

Cheers.