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  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... use any custom or turbo loaders? I've got a (relatively ... special pogram that came on tape you'd load, and a ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... /> If the code for turbo loaders (eg Powerload) was that simple ... Sinclair Programs sometime called Quick Tape? That was *really* short and ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone July 2003 Games
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... these programs were als some loaders. One of 'em was an ... have to dig through my tape collection.
    Anyone interested ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan July 2003 Games
  • TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…

    ... :) ).
    It just stores a tape, usually ROM Loader blocks (ID ... blocks that would store turbo loaders. It is possible to store ... org/faq/reference/formats.htm#Tape"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq ... /reference/formats.htm#Tape[/url]

    The ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2003 Games
  • are the following (tzx) really missing ?On the list at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/stp/games.html"]www.worldofspectrum.org/stp/games.html[/url] there are some existing items ages a…

    ... TZX both sides of the tape and compare just in case ... it, these are just ROM loaders, a piece of p*ss ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…

    ... was the first spectrum emulator tape
    format we had (well ... :) ).
    It just stores a tape, usually ROM Loader blocks (ID ... blocks that would store turbo loaders. It is possible to store ... some turbo loaders, but we'll not go ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone August 2003 Games
  • Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…

    ... whole (preferably 2 files per tape in it - side A ... the moment I'm trying Tape 7, Side 2 of ... games on this side of tape 7, but so far ... each side of the tape, so if I can ... this side of the tape is an extra copy ... and Defcom, which have custom loaders - am I going to ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2003 Games
  • Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…

    ... the whole side of the tape, as the sixth game ([I ... Powerload and custom loaders dropped in on every tape, if I remember ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2003 Games
  • Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…

    ... /> I'm going to try tape 6 now - the standard format ... side B, with no turbo loaders. If this doesn't work ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 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…

    ... you'll get the funny loaders that have wildly fluctuating levels ... this success with my recordings. Tape has compression too of a ...
    Spector Spector September 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…

    ... now put the bits of tape together in the right order ... , with only "SPECTRUM GAMES COMPILATION", "TAPE 1" (etc) and a bit ... games on there with odd loaders - Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2003 Games
  • Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…

    ... became game #10 on the tape.
    If I remember ... on your list.
    Tape 10 had a massively ... were not available on the tape.
    [I]Draughts[/I ... on:

    Tape 1, side A (offending game ... loadable.

    "Coloured loaders" (that's [I]Rupert and ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2003 Games
  • ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…

    ... ZX81 tape format ?
    [/quote]

    Ignoring any ZX81 custom loaders ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall September 2003 Emulators
  • ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…

    ... br /> ZX-81 (and compatibles) Tape Encoding
    -------------------------------------
    ZX-81 ... uses tape encoding which makes loading A ... ' blocks. Since no
    custom loaders were used on it, All ...
    GOC GOC September 2003 Emulators
  • C64 TZX Files'ello whats the reason why C64 tapes arent stored in tzx format? is it technical? or it polictical? is it coz no-one has time? i ask this coz i may…

    ... the C64 has thousands of loaders (which I'm not sure ... similar) and make a cool tape representation where you can load ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Faster Tape LoadingThe programme on this site claims to be able to load Oric Tap files ten times faster than normal on a real Oric machine. Does anybody know if this re…

    I got a Sprint Tape deck, which is four ... times faster than a normal tape recorder. And it works well ... fails to work with custom loaders. But this is a hardware ... you want to load a tape file really fast, copy ... to disc. MB02 uses Tape syntax and is unbeatable at ...
    LCD LCD November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • FOR OLD-SCHOOL MANIAX (tape ;) ).Hi there. My friend started to work on new way of loading games for ZX. It's dedicated to old-school fans, who wants only tape stuff. There is a …

    ... ZX fan in times of tape-recorders. ;)
    Now we want ... be doing everything (playin with loaders in realtime, adding ZX's ...
    Yerz Yerz December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Tape 2 PC (TZX)Can anybody give me a guide on how to convert my old Spectrum game tapes into a TZX file on my PC. I have alot of games to convert for keep sake and …

    ... 've found is with custom loaders - *not* Speedlock in its various ... - it's the home-brew loaders that don't conform to ... loader standards. To TZX a tape with a custom loader you ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone December 2003 Games
  • question about EmuZWin 2.2can anyone please tell me how to load the games after the first 1 on a cover/complimation tape. i'm using emuZwin 2.2 i know the old way is [load"gam…

    ... screen become flashing (and tape is not started to play ... a certain part (but some loaders are loading all without check ... I should not discuss here tape-loading problems which are certain ... load "" rather then using embedded Tape Loader), some things should be ...
    Vladimir Kladov Vladimir Kladov January 2004 Emulators
  • Great Fire Of London doesn't work!I've tried to load the TZX file of [I]Great Fire Of London[/I] into several emulators but so far I haven't had any success. The game starts loading, …

    ... millys for loaning me the tape and of course Fraser for ... is that some people submit tape saying they are good, when ... if we have a source tape).

    We also keep ... may have for the other loaders on the page...

    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2004 Games
  • Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…

    Match day and daley thompsons decathlon , dec 84 , both fast loaders and a real pain with my ferguson tape recorder.
    sirclive1 sirclive1 February 2004 Games
  • TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…

    ... system requires a redump from tape/WAV. It's unlikely.
    loaders of some schemes.

    tape formats are dirrived (CDT/C64 ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…

    ... sure about the C64 digital tape format yet, they are still ... IMHO, especially for non-standard loaders.

    Regards

    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Recognize any games by loading noise? :)Hi all, OK, a bit surreal question, but seems there are many around who were really into games, so how about any who can recognize some games just …

    ... the loading noise on a tape, and then trying to load ... involve games with fairly plain loaders, or maybe just the screens ...
    John H John H February 2004 Games
  • 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…

    ... you made your own tape with a basic program ... length. in some games the loaders give it away, ie. ... TAP file to a tape you can check what ... something like the program "Tape Explorer", which will give you ... the PC with something like Tape Explorer.

    ...
    Sadako Sadako February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…

    ... loading Scrabble after leaving the tape by the TV for a ... directly. The more extreme "speed loaders" caused some trouble as well ... fad for BBC-style block loaders to avoid this sort of ...
    Exit Exit February 2004 Games
  • TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…

    ... I don't have the tape anymore with the specific loader ... ZX only but interested in loaders in general (C64 had some ... REALLY good loaders, but it also had more ... would cater for more different loaders ?

    Also we need ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat February 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …

    ... really nice ! Any more custom loaders that are made by you ... of typing in some "new" loaders from the local magazine "Svet ... Busy Soft - check the loaders to his Tape versions of demos ! Unbeliavable ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…

    ... /ftp/pub/cpc/ADATE/tape/loader/bleep.zip"]http ... /ftp/pub/cpc/ADATE/tape/loader/bleep.zip[/url ... may be useful in 'tape browsers' which show the ... haven't discovered other loaders which may need them ... already dissassembled a few loaders, and these are available ...
    Kevin Thacker Kevin Thacker February 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…

    ... of the original source tape. Duplication, tape stretch, magnetic influences... ... adding new blocks for unique tape encodings.

    3 ... ll probably do for unique tape schemes (TZX & ... talking about preservation of the loaders etc, snapshots are of ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker March 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
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