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  • Spectaculator TZX and TAP file association breakdown (the PC version of Spectaculator).Untill a few days ago I had not noticed this much since I first joined WOS .But it has recently "reared its head again" . What is this all about?Well…

    ... I forget about this file association problem , But what actually ... software had "captured" the file association effectively making it unusable ... a "Libre Office" text file . I was unsuccessful in ... trying to restore the file associations using the "normal" ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio December 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • TZX / TAP of Glider Rider 128K Can anyone help me find a TZX or TAP version of Glider Rider 128k . The only versions I can find are Z80 snapshots or a TAP file which is a version …

    ... me find a TZX or TAP version of Glider Rider 128k ... are Z80 snapshots or a TAP file which is a version of ... format preferably in a TZX file ;

    Addams Family 128k ...
    Dean Lowery Dean Lowery April 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Y screensaver.TAPHow come every time i try and download a .TAP file from this site (and only this site) does my computer treat it as a screensaver.

    How come every time i try and download a .TAP file from this site (and only this site) does my computer treat it as a screensaver.
    mangaman3000 mangaman3000 July 2002 Games
  • ZX PC InterfaceZX &lt;-> PC Interface Contents 1) The ZX &lt;-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Installation 2.1) The softwa…

    ... .1) Questions
    6.2) Problem solving


    ... format
    of a universal .TAP-file, which is recognized by almost ... This command will ERASE the file "NAME.TAP" from the PC (hard ... ]

    6.2) Problem solving

    Should the ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2003 Announcements
  • Moon Cresta tzxI still insist on playing Spectrum games on the original machine (when my 128 feels up to it), so I like playing tzx files through TAPER into the mac…

    ... the machine. However, the tzx file for Moon Cresta is an ... time is 1m 45s. The TAP file is 3m 45s, so that ... in. Of course, the TAP was no problem. What I'd like ...
    Spector Spector March 2003 Games
  • TAP audio to MiniDisc (successes?)I know this has been discussed a long while ago (along with archiving to MP3 format(s)), but I`m curious to hear from anyone who's had any expiriment…

    ... any expirimental success with recording TAP files audio to MiniDisc.
    tap file at realtime speed via Spectaculator ... 't even load a header file! And the recording facility on ...
    dural dural August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Coverting .TAP/TZX files to SNA or Z80 filesHi folks, I was wondering, would it be possible to convert a .TAP file (or TZX) to a SNA or Z80 file. If possible, then how? Cheers,

    Hi folks,

    I was wondering, would it be possible to convert a .TAP file (or TZX) to a SNA or Z80 file. If possible, then how?

    Cheers,
    CU_AMiGA CU_AMiGA March 2004 Games
  • SpeXtrum the xbox speccy emu is out! Alpha release, just tried it out works well with the keyboard and emulates the 48k and 128k well. Speccy fun on the Xbox at last Yippee Spec Chums…

    ... />


    Any problem finding it just mail me ... formats) - loading only.
    * TAP file support.
    * Joystick emulation (Sinclair ... br /> * ZIP file support (loads first compatible file found in a ... if you select a TAP file you will then have ...
    Mort! Mort! April 2004 Emulators
  • Rapscallion -- reloading a game from tape?Although Rapscallion (Albert Ball's second game) isn't very difficult to complete "properly" (in one go ? I don't even use snapshots), so as to get t…

    ... saving my progress to a .TAP file and then reloading this.? The ... /> Does anyone know what the problem might be?? Is it Z80 ... X128 cure this problem)?

    Also, does the file at Speccy ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2004 Games
  • Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…

    ... run automatically after loading from .TAP file? If so, what is the ... 've saved it as a TAP file. Any chance it could be ... how to get round this problem? I'm using the SPIN ...
    pottyboy pottyboy November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • Can anyone help?Got a bit of a recurrent problem here when it comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone can help. I'm getting loads of ret…

    ... .

    The problem is getting the games to ...
    Currently, I play the .TAP file, through WINAMP, and record directly ... speccy, it really has problem synchronising with the header leader ... machine.

    The problem lies somewhere with the PC ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • .WAV to .TAPIs there any way I can convert a WAV file to a Spectrum TAP file? I'm asking this because I recently recorded sounds from a lot of spectrum games. I…

    ... can convert a WAV file to a Spectrum TAP file?

    I ...
    pottyboy pottyboy January 2005 Emulators
  • Dynamite Dan RZXEvening all. xmikex and myself have just finished an RZX file of Dynamite Dan. All was going well, we had the eight sticks of dynamite and were start…

    ... have just finished an RZX file of Dynamite Dan. All was ... but then we hit a problem. Each time we open the ... we are using a faulty tap file. What we are asking ( ... We have an open RZX file at the point it crashes ... a closed version of the file to Daren's RZX archive ...
    jamieangus jamieangus February 2005 Games
  • Uploading missing TAPI've created a TAP file for Super Hang-On. The archive only contains a TZX version and 4 Z80 snapshots. Would this TAP be of use to the archive and …

    I've created a TAP file for Super Hang-On. The archive only contains a TZX version and 4 Z80 snapshots.

    Would this TAP be of use to the archive and if so who do I sent it to for consideration?
    Unique Unique March 2005 Games
  • Convert Screen to TAPHow do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one …

    How do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one for memory and then copy them all together into one tap file)

    Many thanks
    robpearmain robpearmain December 2005 Development
  • Tap files - exact specsThe FAQ says... [quote] TAP Format The .tap files contain blocks of tape-saved data. All blocks start with two bytes specifying how many bytes will…

    ... example COPY /B FILE1.TAP + FILE2.TAP ALL.TAP

    ... bytes of an example .TAP file and find that it' ... The first byte in the file is 19, the second ... :( Can somebody break a .tap file down for me byte by ... was looking at the .tap file for MACMAN, an old YS ...
    mulder mulder December 2005 Development
  • Converting tzx or tap files into sna. formatIs it possible to convert tzx. or tap. file formats into sna. format as i am currently using 'ps2spec' on my playstation 2 and sna. files are the onl…

    Is it possible to convert tzx. or tap. file formats into sna. format as i am currently using 'ps2spec' on my playstation 2 and sna. files are the only ones you can use.
    THEBASHER73 THEBASHER73 January 2006 Emulators
  • Linux WAV to TZX convertorsI looked through the posts and seen a few threads about converting WAVs to tzx but none of them are working for me. I have a few old tapes that don't…

    ... tap. The problem I'm having is reconciling the specs with actual file ... byte sequence of a tzx file doesn't show that.
    Much the same for TAP. For example, I detect the ...
    jujuberry jujuberry May 2006 Emulators
  • Chips Challenge Crash Under EmulationHey Yo! I recently tried the Chips Challenge game (.tap version) on the Amiga ASp ZX Spectrum emulator. I seem to get to level 11 and it hangs after…

    ... tried the Chips Challenge game (.tap version) on the Amiga ASp ... this with another Chips Challenge.tap file and also get the exact ... above. Is this a common problem that emulators have trouble playing ... game, or is it the .tap file that is giving me gip ...
    CU_AMiGA CU_AMiGA May 2006 Emulators
  • ZXSP Emulator running too fastHi All, I was wondering if any of you have had a problem whereby the zxsp emulator runs too fast so won't load games etc? For example, when loading…

    ... of you have had a problem whereby the zxsp emulator runs ... /> For example, when loading a .TAP file the pitch of the loading ...
    Phil2 Phil2 January 2007 Emulators
  • Image convert: bmp - TAP - wav: help!(cross posted to css, too!) 'ello all! I've been asked to give someone a hand converting images into a format suitable for loading into a *real* sp…

    ... said SCR into a WAV file.

    I've ... convert the image into a TAP file, and then ran tape2wav ... 44khz 8-bit mono file. While the TAP file loads fine in ... SPIN 0.61, the WAV file ... hand and produce a WAV file which can be used?< ...
    j00ce j00ce March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Quick method of fixing TAP parity byte?Quick question: are there any DOS/Win32 utilities (or at least, something in C/++ I could compile in Windows) which fix the broken parity byte of the…

    ... of the blocks in a TAP file? The closest I've found ...
    StuBruise StuBruise March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Question about snapshot files....I've noticed that everytime I play "The Boss" (football management) it produces the same scores. I've played the first 5 games 3 or 4 times now and t…

    ... a tap file produce the same results?

    And would this problem ...
    stvd stvd April 2007 Games
  • TAP to WAV in TURBO?Hi. Some time ago I found a really good program converting *.z80 files to WAVs, with very strong TURBO mode. (The turbo works only from CD audio bu…

    ... that can convert whole multiloading TAP file into WAV in the same ...
    Mister Beep Mister Beep April 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…

    ... guaranteed as some of the file may be overwritten.
    ... it and have hit a problem with Character and Number ... can tell in the +3DOS file header the "+3 BASIC ... data as stored in a .TAP file...[CODE]+3 BASIC header:
    file DATA A()". But it' ...
    icabod icabod July 2007 Development
  • Disk problemsHello Spec-chums, we are producing a disk magazine called SCENE+ (for about 10 years now) and we distribute it for various disk systems (Opus, +D, MB…

    ... which can copy files from Tap-File to +D image (also Spectrum ... copying from +D or from TAP File. However, luckily we have a ... the +D...that?s the problem. I have already MB02 and ... best, but time is my problem). I have a +D and ...
    Speccyman Speccyman September 2007 Emulators
  • tap/tzx questionhi would someone explain to me what the difference is between a tzx file and a Gerton Lunter tap file, where the program you're loading has no custo…

    ... between a tzx file and a Gerton Lunter tap file, where the program ... loader, and you save the tap file as it loads from a ...
    ghbearman ghbearman October 2007 Emulators
  • Newbie needs adviceHi All I need an emulator that will run on Mac OS X version 10.2.1 I had one about 3 years ago that was very easy to use and easy to load games. I…

    ... deleted it (silly me).The problem is now i cannot find ... load the games. Compounding the problem i cannot open the manual ... load the games selecting "load tap file" from the drop down menu ...
    shaunmc shaunmc November 2007 Emulators
  • Converting tape files to TAPHowdy, new to the forum and feeling nostalgic. I had a go at doing a game years ago for the Spectrum and actually managed to make one. Anyway, I fo…

    ... converting a tape to a TAP file and if so, could they ...
    zeddanyn zeddanyn January 2008 Development
  • Severe problem with The Trap DoorHelp! I've got 2 Speccy emulators on my PC at the moment, ZX32 and SPIN, which are usually capable of perfectly running all the files from the archi…

    ... /> I downloaded the Trap Door.tap file from the archive on this ...
    ToxieDogg ToxieDogg February 2008 Games
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