09135: astrocde (probably clones too): Unable to save or load cassettes

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
09135	Media Support	Major	Always	30 days ago	30 days ago

Tester	Robbbert	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Self-compiled)
Assigned To		Resolution	No change required	OS	Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	midway/astrohome.cpp
Version	0.275	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	09135: astrocde (probably clones too): Unable to save or load cassettes
Description	This was originally mentioned at MT 07072, but this was resolved. However, upon doing some testing today, I find that the cassette isn't working. Not sure if it has regressed or it never worked. Upon saving, a blank file is created. When trying to load, nothing is detected.
Steps To Reproduce	This machine has a calculator-style keyboard, so trying to use it with Basic is tedious at best. It comes with a layout that should be placed over the keyboard. Firstly, to get into basic: >MAME astrocde astrobas Use the slots menu to load "cassette" device into "ctrl3". This gets basic to start up. I only have 2 tapes, so I can only hope they are ok - no way to tell. To load a tape: :INPUT (press . + enter 2 C). Now start the tape, there's no progress indicator, at the end it should return. But it just sits there. To save a tape, firstly you need to write a short program, and then save it. So, firstly make a program 10 PRINT 6543 (press 4 2 enter + 9 8 7 6 C) Test it with RUN (press enter pgdn C) In the UI, create a new tape. By default it will be at stop. :PRINT;LIST (press . + enter + 0 3 enter O) Now in the UI set the tape to Record. Press C, and the tape will be recording. When it finishes, the program will list on the screen. Stop and eject the tape. Listen to it with a WAV player. You'll hear that it is blank.
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Affected Sets / Systems	astrocde (probably clones too)

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No.23087 Robbbert Moderator 30 days ago edited on: 30 days ago	OK... it works once you know how. For some reason MAME creates 2 cassettes drives, even though the original machine only has one. The first drive does nothing, but the 2000 baud interface does work in cass2 (which I hadn't noticed earlier). Also, according to MT 07072, the "cassette" device must be in the 3rd slot, even though MAME lets you put it in any slot. So that might have helped too. So, let's just close this.

No.23087

Robbbert

Moderator

30 days ago

edited on: 30 days ago

OK... it works once you know how.

For some reason MAME creates 2 cassettes drives, even though the original machine only has one. The first drive does nothing, but the 2000 baud interface does work in cass2 (which I hadn't noticed earlier).

Also, according to MT 07072, the "cassette" device must be in the 3rd slot, even though MAME lets you put it in any slot. So that might have helped too.

So, let's just close this.