Are you trying to load BASIC or ML (machine language) tapes?  If the latter,   
   the tape loading may be overwriting DOS in low memory, locking the machine.    
   If ML, try using the TAPE command   
      
   TAPE (s=source, d=destination)   
      
   T=tape   
   D=disk   
   R=RAM   
      
   TAPE (s=t,d=d)   
   Will load the tape and save to disk. File name is read off the tape, and /CMD   
   is appended when written to disk.   
      
   BASIC programs should use CLOAD and CSAVE, as in Level II BASIC.   
      
   Hope this helps   
      
   Larry   
      
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