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  • Whatever happened to Optical Tape data storage?Back in the 1990s it was projected this would be a commonly used, high-capacity, high-speed computer data storage format of the future, the best of t…

    ... storage capacity than existing magnetic tape or optical discs.

    dmsmith dmsmith July 2021 Chit chat
  • +2 external tape adapter.Hi All, So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack of a tape system to load games. So I got one of those car MP3 adapters that looks l…

    ... that looks like a tape, removed the internal mechanism ... +2 cover with the tape inside. Soldered on a ... I push Play, the tape deck head engages with ... want to load a normal tape...

    So ... having to install tape ports to load from tape.

    cj7hawk cj7hawk October 2021 Hardware
  • Tape Recovery Simulator 96Khi Everyone! Tape Recovery Simulator 96K (TRS96K for friends) is a game about recovering data off of reluctant and grumpy old tapes. [img]http:…

    hi Everyone!

    Tape Recovery Simulator 96K (TRS96K for ... there's always the dreaded Tape Loading Error looming around the ... =AIAI-urK-Fc

    Tape Recovery Simulator 96K is a ...
    cawigames cawigames December 2021 Games
  • The ZX Spectrum 40th Birthday Game Mix Tape(I have done a search and could not find a thread on this, apologies if one does exist somewhere. The below text is from the person who put this toge…

    ... -spectrum-40th-birthday-game-mix-tape

    Happy Birthday, beloved ...
    WhizzBang WhizzBang April 2022 Games
  • Cassette Tapes and Tape DecksI know from some forum members there still is some interest in Compact Cassettes and Tape Decks for listening to music. So I hope this interests folk…

    ... interest in Compact Cassettes and Tape Decks for listening to music ... over newer ones? Science of tape forumulations when to use Chromium ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2022 Chit chat
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... any donations to further the preservation projects, not for any other ... will be bright on the preservation side of things.

    tape/disk than a collector who ... 's going to lob the tape in the attic/garage for ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... winner to send us the tape,
    we'd preserve it ... be stored though, after their preservation.

    Regards

    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... spare time dumping Disk and Tape images for all the new ... it was a v special tape)...not the best marketing strategy ... share the load and ensure preservation continues.

    Regards
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... a hassle to have the tape shipped to me. Could I ... ? I might never see the tape I won the auction for ... ; those winning auction are for preservation purpose only. And the P ...
    Cesare Falco Cesare Falco August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Perfect TZXmaybe i am just dumb :) but what is defined as a "perfect TZX"? has it to do with the error codes F!- so is a tzx with only - a perfect copy whereas …

    ... ' TZX for the purpose of preservation, would be a TZX that ... 'exact/similar' to the source tape.
    * All data is decoded ... TZX sounds like the original tape (excluding, hiss, pop, streatch and ... sound exactly like the original tape. I think Taper does the ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... 've been thinking about another preservation project, and will probably name ... it SIP (Spectrum Inlay Preservation). However, this one will take ... been working through their own tape collection and TZXing the lot ...
    ADJB ADJB November 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Just how rare is Sinclair stuff - are e-bay prices inflated?Just how rare is rare? I e-bay a lot, (my e-bay user i.d is thx1138ebn ). I have noticed that some Sinclair products starting to fecth silly prices.…

    ... experts the life of the tape is only 25 years. So ... then that game is for preservation and not for future financial ...
    The Master The Master January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... I usually get the hard tape to TZX, Steve and Paul ... and activly contribute to the preservation projects.
    I'm sure ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • TAP files for the TS 2068Hi, just recently bought a TS 2068 and found "Taper" on the web. Downloaded it and began to use it only to discover that it would not open TS 2068 fi…

    ... spectrum/timex ( among other systems ) preservation project going but so far ... get. something like the Spanish Preservation and Tzx vault. i've ... know what timex cart and tape images i have should email ...
    Amigo Amigo February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…

    ... it much like the spanish preservation project. ( will also include ... thoughts about the snapshots to tape because i think lots of ... realize they are not authentic tape files.

    anything ... into zx32 with the 'attach Tape files to RIFF files' selected ...
    Amigo Amigo March 2003 Emulators
  • Do you know any other good sites to download Speccy games?This site's archive is very big, but still doesnt' have some games. Can you recommend any other sies with many games?

    ... enables you to 'remake' the tape should you ever need to ... information than other methods of preservation.

    Even if your ...
    ADJB ADJB April 2003 Games
  • TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…

    ... is is significantly inaccurate for preservation of real timings.
    ... the *gap on the tape between edges*. The timing ... br /> I think that tape speed tolerance would have a ... new bit read from tape a counter in a ... between bits on the tape and that's exactly ...
    Woody Woody May 2003 Emulators
  • TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…

    ... is is significantly inaccurate for preservation of real timings.
    [/quote ... to the *gap on the tape between edges*. The timing of ... the gap on tape has nothing to do with ... computer used to load the tape. You must have the wrong ...
    Fraser Fraser May 2003 Emulators
  • Load games from mp3Hi, I'm a very new member of this forum, so please don't take offence of this topic. I'd like to know if I can load games from mp3 files. And if it…

    ... and will not degrade like tape will, which is what most ... original post is about software preservation but about copying games to ...
    Amigo Amigo May 2003 Games
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... to continually contribute to the preservation projects mentioned above. Most of ... sellophane off to preserve the tape ;)

    In addition people ... these fires burning at the preservation camps ;))))

    Cheers
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker June 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • MIA/STP/SDP Donations wanted !!!Hi folks, There should be a new .TZX Vault Update soon which will include almost 100 new +3 disks that I've spent a fortune on getting :). Along wi…

    ... also mention that physical disk/tape contributions are also welcome. I ... on a loan basis after preservation has been done.

    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker June 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Damn, this sort of thing makes me angry.[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795&category=11994"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795…

    ... for any amount of other preservation projects. The vault adhere's ... the person who owns the tape, so they have access to ... me as I own the tape and it doesn' get distributed ... to start an all encompassing preservation project but no-one did ...
    Gilby Gilby August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Damn, this sort of thing makes me angry.[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795&category=11994"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795…

    ... the person who owns the tape, so they have access to ... me as I own the tape and it doesn' get distributed ... the simple fact that the preservation teams are working their arses ... other alphabetical archives of snapshots, tape images and disk images for ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Damn, this sort of thing makes me angry.[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795&category=11994"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795…

    ... the simple fact that the preservation teams are working their arses ... off to buy tapes for preservation (throwing vast amounts of their ... other alphabetical archives of snapshots, tape images and disk images for ...
    mheide mheide August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Damn, this sort of thing makes me angry.[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795&category=11994"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3038531795…

    ... lot of it on physical tape anyway as many of the ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... was TZXed from a copied tape for which the submitter cannot ... isn't acceptable for the preservation projects.
    So we strive ... pauses after a 'Stop The Tape Block' need replacing.
    5 ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • neuro - what the hell is going on?I paid for his WOS compilation CD back in February. This is August, and still nothing. I've emailed him a couple of times and there is no response. O…

    ... 2 rom images and .tzx tape images. I'm also including ... , the money helps fund the preservation project.. Can't say better ...
    Gilby Gilby August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • MakeTZX acting up.I've been using MakeTZX (windows version) to tzx tapes for past one week, and then suddenly I notice an odd behaviour over the past couple of days. …

    ... pauses, which is useless for preservation submissions.
    I'm sure ... works... I wish STL (Spectrum Tape Loader) was worked on some ...

    Andy Barker (ZX Preservation Projects Manager - [url="http://www ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ... ).
    It just stores a tape, usually ROM Loader blocks (ID ... /faq/reference/formats.htm#Tape"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ ... /formats.htm#Tape[/url]

    The preservation projects look ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2003 Games
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