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excerpt: "Step-by-step instructions for breaking auto-running machine code programs to save them separately to tape or disk. Load the program with the MC (machine code only) command; PEEK the start address from RAND USR and calculate length (65535 minus start); SAVE the machine code with SAVE \"NC\" CODE start,length, the BASIC loader as SAVE \"BASIC\", and…"
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# Breaking and Saving Programs on the TS2068

Step-by-step instructions for breaking auto-running machine code programs to save them separately to tape or disk. Load the program with the MC (machine code only) command; PEEK the start address from RAND USR and calculate length (65535 minus start); SAVE the machine code with SAVE “NC” CODE start,length, the BASIC loader as SAVE “BASIC”, and the screen as SAVE “SCREEN”.