---
title: "Tasword II on the A&J Microdrive"
type: "article"
slug: "tasword-ii-on-the-aj-microdrive"
url: "http://localhost/article/tasword-ii-on-the-aj-microdrive/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/tasword-ii-on-the-aj-microdrive.md"
published_at: "2026-03-14T12:57:29+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-14T12:57:29+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "Instructions for adding two BASIC lines to Tasword II to allow saving and loading it on the A&J Model 2000 Stringy Floppy microdrive. Files saved to @tz filename. Includes BEEP confirmation and VERIFY step. Files can be saved to either microtape or cassette."
category:
  - name: "Timelinez"
    slug: "timelinez"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/timelinez/"
post_tag:
  - name: "TS 2068"
    slug: "ts2068"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/"
  - name: "Type-in program"
    slug: "type-in-program"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/type-in-program/"
model:
  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068"
    slug: "ts-2068"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/ts-2068/"
indiv:
  - name: "Howard Ballinger"
    slug: "ballinger-howard"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/ballinger-howard/"
publication_r:
  id: 21571
  title: "Timelinez"
  type: "periodical"
  url: "http://localhost/periodical/timelinez/"
authors_r:
  - name: "Howard Ballinger"
    slug: "ballinger-howard"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/ballinger-howard/"
volume: "3"
issue: "2"
issues_articles:
  - id: 38817
    title: "Timelinez v3 n2/3"
    type: "issue"
    url: "http://localhost/issue/timelinez-v3-n2/"
pages: "6"
pubdate: "February/March 1985"
archive_link: false
---

# Tasword II on the A&J Microdrive

Instructions for adding two BASIC lines to Tasword II to allow saving and loading it on the A&J Model 2000 Stringy Floppy microdrive. Files saved to @tz filename. Includes BEEP confirmation and VERIFY step. Files can be saved to either microtape or cassette.