Introduction

This tape accompanies the BBC book Toolbox 2 (BBC Publications, 1985). It contains machine-readable, ready-to-run copies of all the programs in that book.

For instructions on how to use the programs, please refer to the Toolbox 2 book.

The Programs

All the program names have been kept to a maximum of seven characters for the benefit of disc users. The prefixes B (BASIC) and M (machine code) indicate the programming language used; D indicates a demonstration program (these are usually in BASIC).

Loading

BASIC programs are loaded with CHAIN""

Machine-code programs are loaded with *LOAD

Copying

If you have a disc drive, you may wish to copy all the programs to disc. We have anticipated this by providing an additional copy of the TAPDSK program as the first program on the tape. To copy all the programs, just put the tape in your cassette machine and a blank disc in the disc drive and type:

*TYPE (RETURN)
*RUN (RETURN)

The transfer will now take place without further attention. However, as there are too many files on the tape to fit in one disc catalogue, we suggest that you have a second blank disc ready for when the 'Catalogue full' error message appears.