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  • CGC 2008 entry... help wanted please!Hi, I've written a BASIC game for the CGC2008. With a limited understanding of the hardware, I've written it in 128 BASIC, but have saved it out as …

    ... want is the usual tzx/tap "Data blocks" commonly used in emulators as ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …

    ... is being used.

    TAP data blocks can be headerless, it does ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2016 Development
  • The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…

    ... iteration brought up .snp/.tap files that had the machine ... checksums based on various policies to make data blocks readable again and ... br /> eFIX_DATA=0x0004, // recreate broken data blocks (DCHK)
    eACCEPT_ERRORS=0x0008, // ...
    Volker Volker March 2012 Emulators
  • TAP files for DivIDE/DivMMCSeveral .TAP files of Spectrum games circulating on the Web won't work with a DivIDE/DivMMC interface. Most of the times this is due to the fact that…

    Several .TAP files of Spectrum ... converting TZX files containing data recorded at normal speed ... titles there are no .TAP files available at all ... created a number of .TAP files for use with such ... from the original data by extrapolating data blocks and resaving them ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu April 2020 Games
  • TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.

    ... more capable version of the TAP format, with extra bells and ... , or leave as tone/pulses/data blocks.

    After all ... loading schemes. Both TZX and TAP store absolutely no information about ... port worked, and how the various TZX block types work. There ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…

    ... whole load of 0 byte data blocks. Taper reports also that ... br />
    bin2tap se42demo.tap.bin se42demo.tap

    [url=" ... downloaded them all. each tap file had various utilities ( but the ... person who made the tap files ...
    Sadako Sadako March 2004 Development
  • Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…

    ... is significantly more complex than TAP. The TZX format is ... various fast loader data files in various versions and types. This data ... archive, contain only standard speed data blocks. For these, the 'Interface ... [b]directly[/b], like any TAP file.
    - All ...
    Dan Antohi Dan Antohi September 2015 Hardware
  • Loading Schemes > 1-bit per 2 edgesHi Guys, I'm just having another look at loading schemes again (a subject that interests me). Does anyone know if there any loading schemes t…

    ... sure to also include a TAP version'. :)[/quote]

    TAP in the first place. ... also tend to come with various extras, e.g. bugfixes, ... use a non-standard data format in order to ... level in between the data blocks and reset the machine ...
    Hikaru Hikaru August 2019 Games
  • Running Man problems1] The TZX doesn't have side 2 - the levels! 2] The TZX contains nothing but standard data blocks and loads instantly just like a TAP file. But in t…

    ... data blocks and loads instantly just like a TAP file. But in the TAP ... file the intro section (first 6 blocks ... ready to convert to TAP. Why the different data?

    ... 3] The final level in the TAP has ...
    PrinceClumsy PrinceClumsy August 2005 Games
  • Pause after blocksI've added a simple CRC routine to my app (thanks Gilby) to check for dupe TZX files and it was magical as I've located about two hundred of them tha…

    ... files but with different non-data blocks or info on it. I ... the same but pauses after blocks differ. My questions are: What ... it usual that pauses between blocks should differ?
    Juanma Juanma March 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Skool Disassemblies 2010New year, new thread, new release of the Skool Disassemblies (capitalised for branding purposes :D). Go [url="http://pyskool.ca/disassemblies/"]here[…

    ... lookup table info and graphic data addresses.
    [list]
    [*] ... bugfixes), with all routines and data in their original locations (so ... otherwise could not be fixed. Data blocks will stay where they are ... I'll put up a TAP-ified version of these refactored ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid January 2010 Development
  • Tape data hash[QUOTE=lfaria;565262]I would welcome such a thing! But maybe that's a matter for an entirely new thread, "The way to generate the tape data hash", no…

    ... way to generate the tape data hash", no?[/QUOTE]

    data blocks before checking it (removing archive ...
    Juanma Juanma September 2011 Emulators
  • DooM on Spectrum 128kHello my fellow WoS'ers My hope is that you can help me, recently I discovered a DooM clone -esque on the Humble spectrum, - here is a [URL="https:/…

    ... manage to copy all the data blocks to the disk (although it ... disc image or perhaps a TAP of the file - hell I ... for a method to make TAP's from WAV's!
    Zetr0 Zetr0 July 2012 Games
  • SkoolKit 3.6SkoolKit 3.6 has been released. In case you are unaware, SkoolKit is a set of command line utilities (written in Python) for disassembling Spectrum …

    ... of distinguishing code from data by using a profile ... hyperlinks between routines and data blocks that refer to each other ... /GIF images from graphic data in the snapshot
    TAP/TZX file (i.e ... binary file into a TAP file containing a ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid November 2013 Announcements
  • SkoolKit 4.0SkoolKit 4.0 has been released. SkoolKit is a set of command line utilities for disassembling Spectrum software, into ASM format or into a bunch of …

    ... of distinguishing code from data by using a profile ... hyperlinks between routines and data blocks that refer to each other ... /GIF images from graphic data in the snapshot
    TAP/TZX file (i.e ... binary file into a TAP file containing a ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid May 2014 Announcements
  • SkoolKit 4.2SkoolKit 4.2 has been released. SkoolKit is a set of command line utilities for disassembling Spectrum software, into ASM format or into a bunch of …

    ... of distinguishing code from data by using a profile ... hyperlinks between routines and data blocks that refer to each other ... /GIF images from graphic data in the snapshot
    TAP/TZX file (i.e ... binary file into a TAP file containing a ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid December 2014 Announcements
  • SkoolKit 4.4<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Hey, first SkoolKit release announcement since the…

    ... of distinguishing code from data by means of the ... of distinguishing code from data by using a profile, ... hyperlinks between routines and data blocks that refer to each ... 'pristine' snapshot from a TAP/TZX file (i.e. ... binary file into a TAP file containing a BASIC ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid May 2015 Announcements
  • Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …

    ... relevant data: 6660 .TAP files. I then extracted all of the actual data blocks ... off the TAP files, generating separate blocks.

    18307 blocks total ... of perspective.

    All blocks totals - 18307 files
    156388984 ...
    Sol_HSA Sol_HSA January 2016 Development
  • TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.

    ... extract BASIC listing, SCR files, DATA blocks, AY sound (if you can ... wanna stick with their RAW-TAP files (CSW equivelant, sort of ... TZX editor, for Archive info blocks... how's that comming along ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • What is your worst Speccy related memory?We've had the good times, but there were bad times too. I will give you two choice cuts from my back catalogue... Over at a friends house, wanting to…

    ... - when writing programs that required various data blocks, I used to save individual ... . As the size of the data blocks never changed, I thought I ...
    NickH NickH November 2002 Games
  • 42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…

    ... />
    This unzips to se42demo.tap.bin, which I've renamed ... se42demo.tap. Am I right to do ... load. I get a normal data block of 3070 bytes and ... whole load of 0 byte data blocks. Taper reports also that the ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 February 2004 Development
  • +D/Disciple games archive?Hi all, Having finally got my disciple to work, I'm starting to have a look at hacking multiload games. Is there any archive on the web with games t…

    ... address, length and identify the data block #. I don't recall ... a filename and loaded the data into memory as expected. Voila ... hacked a number of multiloader tap files. You can find these ... of snapshots ready to save data blocks to disk after pressing enter ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Emulator File types...SNA/TAP/TZX/Z80/ZXS All I knew about the Spectrum was how to play games on it, but since being introduced to pc emulations back in '97 I've always w…

    ... single snapshot file and multiple data blocks. It was designed for ... the next level data from one of the data blocks rather than ... snapshot and all the individual data blocks into a single file.< ... llt, it was developed before tap files existed -- in that ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2006 Emulators
  • Running Man TZX incompleteThe Running Man TZX does not contain level data (side 2). This data is available on the Heroes compilation if it helps.

    ... analyzes the data in each block and shows identical blocks, timings, ... data blocks and loads instantly just like a TAP file. But in the TAP ... just like TAP (ie; 1000 pauses between blocks). Just a ... converted TAP or was there ...
    PrinceClumsy PrinceClumsy February 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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…

    ... memory content, as are CODE blocks, DATA() blocks etc. To me, as a ... "forced to burn" my data to TAP/SNA everytime I change a ...
    Dunny Dunny 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…

    ... usually, you have about 3 blocks of code, some gfx, ... to exist, or new data blocks emerge (the number of these ... blocks is not fixed, so ... easier than converting block to TAP. Now, what if I ... he can open TAP, save the file, close TAP, just like ...
    baze baze July 2006 Emulators
  • TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…

    ... of any of the other data blocks, and that [i]will[/i ... the various "sub blocks" such as the symbols table and pilot/data arrays ...
    Dunny Dunny January 2007 Emulators
  • Vote for the change of TZX formatThere is an ongoing discussion on the proposal of Patrik Rat to change the current TZX format specification to one that is simpler to implement for e…

    ... To be honest - the different DATA blocks were introduced at the time ... could flashload the blocks easier (atleast the TAP block was included ... able to encode asymetric pulse data blocks (like Gremlin 2 loader) ... rule for the length of blocks comes in handy (was ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat May 2007 Emulators
  • Vote for the change of TZX formatThere is an ongoing discussion on the proposal of Patrik Rat to change the current TZX format specification to one that is simpler to implement for e…

    ... if using dynamic tables). The data is consistant anyway (in ... was save only standard data as TAP-like blocks, everything else as WAV ... or DRB blocks.

    [ ... can be encoded with other blocks. I never said its sole ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat May 2007 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... you're just after .tap rather than all tape ... pos < @data )
    {
    my $block_length = $data[$pos++] + $data[$pos++] * ... /> if( $block_length == 0x13 and $data[$pos] == 0 )
    { < ... : ';
    my $type = $data[$pos+1];
    print $type
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall August 2008 Emulators
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