Looking for Altair loader program

From: Doug Coward <mranalog_at_home.com>
Date: Fri Aug 24 18:06:47 2001

 "Richard A. Cini, Jr." <rcini_at_optonline.net> said:
> Hello, all:
> On my continuing quest for Altair stuff, I was wondering if anyone had the
> code for the 17-byte (I think) paper tape loader program?
> I'm adding direct support for the loader in the emulator.

 I'm on digest. If no one has answered yet, here goes -
 From the 4K Basic version 3.2 manual "Getting Started With BASIC"
 Appendix A. (All values in Octal)

  * Loading from paper tape and
    NOT using a REV 0 Serial I/O Board
    OR using a REV 0 SIO Board on which
    the update changing the flag bit has
    been been made.
    ADDRESS DATA
      000 041
      001 175
      002 037 (For 8K, for 4K use 017)
      003 061
      004 022
      005 000
      006 333
      007 000
      010 017
      011 330
      012 333
      013 001
      014 275
      015 310
      016 055
      017 167
      020 300
      021 351
      022 003
      023 000

  * Loading from paper tape and
    using a REV 0 Serial I/O Board
    on which the update changing the
    flag bit has not been been made.
    ADDRESS DATA
      000 041
      001 175
      002 037 (For 8K, for 4K use 017)
      003 061
      004 023
      005 000
      006 333
      007 000
      010 346
      011 040
      012 310
      013 333
      014 001
      015 275
      016 310
      017 055
      020 167
      021 300
      022 351
      023 003
      024 000

  * Loading from audio cassette
     ADDRESS DATA
      000 041
      001 175 (Handwritten crossout of 175 and 256 added)?????
      002 037 (For 8K, for 4K use 017)
      003 061
      004 022
      005 000
      006 333
      007 006
      010 017
      011 330
      012 333
      013 007
      014 275
      015 310
      016 055
      017 167
      020 300
      021 351
      022 003
      023 000

  Regards,
  --Doug
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