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  • Reading from a Write FileI have been speaking with a customer who uses a small bit of machine code to do a screen dump. The machine code is 650 bytes long. The machine code…

    ... of machine code to do a screen dump. The machine code is ... />
    The machine code loads from cassette with the command
    copy this to microdrive with the ... " CODE 64736

    He gets the error reading from a write file !!< ...
    rwap rwap October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Disassembly starting from a tape fileFollowing on from the Atic Atak redefining keys thread, I was wondering how you'd go about disassembling the code from scratch. The approach used in …

    ... the code from the start. Assuming the code is in a TAP file, I guess a starting ... point would be a tool ... which loads a CODE segment from ...
    thricenightly thricenightly September 2017 Development
  • How to specify 1st byte to be ran in a tap fileI am writing m/c to a tap file. When I load it in an emulator I have to go through the usual PRINT USR 30000 I always thought TAPs couldnt specify …

    ... am writing m/c to a tap file. When I load it in ... always thought TAPs couldnt specify a start, but I ran one ... />
    May be a simple question. Had a quick look in forum ...
    carlinski carlinski October 2010 Development
  • Manually embedding a .TAP file in a .SZX fileAnnoyingly, Fuse doesn't seem to give me the option to embed a .tap file in a .szx file. I've looked at the specs:[url]http://www.spectaculator.com/d…

    ... the option to embed a .tap file in a .szx file. I've looked at ... . Does anyone have an example file I could look at?
    chev chev December 2013 Development
  • Can you make a .TAP file in an Emulator?Hi I been able to save my crappy BASIC programs in emulators as a .z80 snapshot. What about making a .tap file ? Is there anyway I can use the g…

    Hi

    I been able to save my crappy BASIC programs in emulators as a .z80 snapshot. What about making a
    .tap file ? Is there anyway I can use the good old SAVE command and then record a tape that way ?
    ivanb303 ivanb303 October 2016 Emulators
  • Desperately need help with .TAP file bug (probably a wrong value error)I'm trying to create a .tap file with Java and have been following the specification at [url]http://www.zxmodules.de/fileformats/tapformat.html[/url…

    I'm trying to create a .tap file with Java and have ... " BASIC bytes?

    [CODE]
    public byte[] convert(){

    //Copy the BASIC bytes into the ...
    public byte[] copyBytes(byte[] from, byte[] to, int fromIndex) {
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2009 Development
  • How can I view code from a game?Hi All, I had a Spectrum years ago and it is what started my love for playing games. I have recently been playing some of the old games I used to pl…

    ... All,

    I had a Spectrum years ago and it ... mentioned I wanted to make a remake on the PC of ... anyway of extracting the code from the .tzx or .tap file?
    Is there ... as a basic programme as I don't understand machine code, I ...
    euronymous euronymous August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Decompiling a TAP file and remaking a game in FlashHello everyone! I posted this, in part, under another username (a while back) but I don't have access to that account anymore so I started another h…

    ... 2 versions...one will be a "faithful reproduction" and another ... a look at the actual code of the Legend TAP file itself. Is there a ... way to see the source code of ... the games from here ...
    Waylander Waylander September 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Creating a .tap fileI'm using Spectaculator and i'm trying to create my own .tap file. I have a header and the main game both saved as different files. If i press 'rec…

    ... create my own .tap file.

    I have a header and the ... got a header which apparently then loads up the machine code i ... 've saved. Should both files be a .tap before ... somehow merge these to create a single tap file ?

    Cheers
    psj3809 psj3809 April 2005 Emulators
  • Newby - How do I go from tape to .tap fileHi all Don't laugh we all start somewhere - just getting into the process of making my Specky a bit more modern so want to know how to go from an …

    ... a bit more modern so want to know how to go from ... an original tape to a tap file. I have a tape player ... in wav or MP3 format from the tape. I am running ...
    Merlin_2 Merlin_2 February 2016 Games
  • Uploading a Type-in TAP fileHi, Not sure where/how to progress this. I've been playing with Emulation for awhile and thumbing threw old mags on archive.org. This site, WOS,…

    ... helped me experience a number of type-ins from these mags without ... "Diamond Draughts" by Pat Norris from the September '82 issue of ... />
    tldr; I now have a .tap file from ZXSPin of the game that ...
    tmcd35 tmcd35 July 2017 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Creating a header for a scr file...Right. I've eventually created an mp3 out of a .wav (using my mobile phone software) that was converted from a .tap (using tap2wav) that was converte…

    ... ) that was converted from a .tap (using tap2wav) that was converted from a .scr (using ... bmp2scr) that was converted from a .bmp (using ... add it to the .scr file?
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to add a loading screen to my tap file[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I?ve got my game created as a tap file generated by Pasmo. I now want to add a loading screen. Can anyone explaine the best way…

    [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I?ve got my game created as a tap file generated by Pasmo. I now want to add a loading screen. Can anyone explaine the best way to go about doing this so I can create a new tap file with the loading screen?[/SIZE][/FONT]
    Mr Millside Mr Millside June 2014 Development
  • Loading software from a smartphoneHowdy, is it possible to load software in the form of an audio file (eg. a wav or mp3 file generated from a tap or tzx image with tape2wav) directly…

    ... of an audio file (eg. a wav or mp3 file generated from a tap or tzx ... image with tape2wav) directly from a ... to the EAR port on a Spectrum 48k? If so, what ...
    MaxFrames MaxFrames October 2022 Hardware
  • TommyGun with AGDHi everyone, I have been working with Jonathan to incorporate his excellent Arcade Game Designer utility into TommyGun. Jonathan has created a compi…

    ... wonder - is there a way to suck the code from a .tap of an old ... find and copy the code.

    EDIT2: Hmm, some seems a bit ... at a 48k snap of the Flipping Horace working file and all ... of my player code is there ...
    mulder mulder February 2013 Development
  • TommyGun with AGDHi everyone, I have been working with Jonathan to incorporate his excellent Arcade Game Designer utility into TommyGun. Jonathan has created a compi…

    ... wonder - is there a way to suck the code from a .tap of an old ... find and copy the code.

    EDIT2: Hmm, some seems a bit ... at a 48k snap of the Flipping Horace working file and all ... of my player code is there ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN February 2013 Development
  • How to get a TAP directory listing?I want to be able to list a summary of the contents of a TAP file to a text file so that I can add comments to it. I've got several utilities and emu…

    ... of the contents of a TAP file to a text file so that I can ... save that to an external file, but I'd rather not ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2008 Emulators
  • Rom Loader questionI want to generate a wav file from a tap file that will load in a Spectrum, so I've had a look at the [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ldbytes.htm…

    ... a wav file from a tap file that will load in a Spectrum, so I've had a ... some ASCII square waves:
    [code]

    ___ ______ ... sync2
    [/code]

    So, for a typical saved chunk ... of data with a header, the waveform will ...
    JamesW JamesW July 2009 Development
  • FRAMES counter...Hi Folks, I wrote a test program that uses FRAMES to generate a clock. When I tested this within BASin it worked well and kept near perfect time. …

    ... that I have implemented that code in my main program ... commands/functions that stop FRAMES from being updated?

    ... example, does program size make a difference? What about commmands ... 1? What about reading files from a .TAP file or RAM disk? Does ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • .tapein load crashes if no CLEAR performed first(!)Hi Guys, Can anyone explain the following as it has be stumped: I came across an unexpected crash today when loading in a 16K block of code at 8000…

    ... when loading in a 16K block of code at 8000h from a .tapein using ... esxdos 0.8 on a ... 16k block of code into a tap file, dropped it on a CF card, inserted ... the tape file using .tapein and then did a LOAD "" CODE. Lo ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz August 2012 Hardware
  • Coding WorkflowHello All, I'm trying to work out an easy coding workflow. I'd like to be able to code in an modern text editor, compile the code to a .tap file and…

    ... , compile the code to a .tap file and open the .tap file in a spectrum emulator.
    a .tap file from ZX Basic as follows:
    Text File (SimpleTest.bas) -
    [code ...
    lozzabox lozzabox July 2017 Development
  • Any 'emulator + single game packaged in a ,exe file" utilities around?Morning all, I'd like to be able to create a single executable file that contains an emulator and a single game/utility that starts loading process …

    ... be able to create a single executable file that contains an ... emulator and a single game/ ... without having to choose the file...
    Basically, I've ... use without any faffing around; a .tap file using BASinC.

    ...
    Melted Melted February 2019 Emulators
  • Semi-Newbie QuestionsHi Peeps, OK, I'm starting to play with my old spectrum again I have been rather spoiled by my Atari 800xl and a tape to disk utility. To the poin…

    ... input "Basic or Code?";a$
    9010 if a$="B" then Merge ... /> if it's a game you transferred from a TAP file to a tape you can ... this time type C for a code file. this one will most likely ... and...

    Save "a:Name" Code address, length

    ...
    Sadako Sadako February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Where you jealous of Commodore 64 owners?I most definitely WAS! A sad admission, I know. I knew they had me beaten when I went round to a mate's house and saw 'The Way of the Exploding Fist'…

    ... like to copy contents to a disk file, edit, work with Tap files ... like make +3 disk image from a tap file, work with TRD files. There ... found a program that supposedly converts a Gif file to a C64 screen ... (GoDot?). But its a C64 file ...
    Sadako Sadako March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …

    ... that I actually had a tap file that had the code in it that ... managed to get the dissembled code from the .tap file, and then reconstruct the ... code quite successfully.

    I' ...
    Kiwi Kiwi May 2006 Development
  • ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…

    ... own code - the cross-development software I use doesn't output .tap ... files, and as my code changes I can ... -line options to allow a LOAD""CODE from a binary file).

    However I ...
    icabod icabod July 2006 Emulators
  • ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…

    ... few tenths of a second, or playing video from a *.tap file. After pressing NMI ... You to choose the desired file.

    But all these ... (at most) of z-80 code in the firmware. For emulators ... as easy, because it grows from the same basis - readable host ...
    zilog zilog July 2006 Emulators
  • hi all in new to the spectrum need helphi all this is the fist spectrum iv owned and i need a bit of help iv got a zx +3e with an 512 cf card hdd and a 3.5 disk drive as b: iv formated…

    ... with the +3E but from what I remember you ... They have to be formatted a certain way (FAT16?) but ... emulator that can read from a real disk drive, and ... files (from a tap file is the easiest) and copy them to a *720kB* ... on the speccy to copy them to your hdd ...
    guesser guesser April 2009 Hardware
  • Making TZXsI would like to be able to make new TZX files containing new software/data. If at some point I do manage to complete the writing of a little game or…

    ... $, and code out

    3) Close the tap file. Voila tap file is then ... created.

    [B]Next step (creating a tzx from a tap file ... ):[/B]

    Convert your tap file to a tzx using ...
    Hercules Hercules December 2009 Development
  • DivIDEo - streaming video on the DivIDEThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce the release of DivIDEo, my streaming video system f…

    ... be a fairly significant re-jig of the converter code, ... audio and video streams from a single file in parallel (and ... somehow bulk-convert a stream of screens from a .tap file to a .png or ... Quicktime and exported as a video file. From there, find some way ...
    mulder mulder May 2010 Announcements
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