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title: "Stop Auto-Running Programs on Your TS1000"
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published_at: "2026-03-13T23:55:49+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-13T23:55:50+00:00"
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excerpt: "One-paragraph tip: to stop a purchased auto-running program so it can be saved to disk, instead of LOAD\"\" use SAVE CHR$ USR 832 as the LOAD command. As the monitor screen first clears, hit BREAK within 5 seconds and the computer stops at line 0 ready for modification. Useful for backing up commercial software to…"
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One-paragraph tip: to stop a purchased auto-running program so it can be saved to disk, instead of LOAD”” use SAVE CHR$ USR 832 as the LOAD command. As the monitor screen first clears, hit BREAK within 5 seconds and the computer stops at line 0 ready for modification. Useful for backing up commercial software to the Aerco disk interface.