.tap

Since I received just a flurry of positive reviews (one) and
not a single negative one for the .z80 launcher, last weekend I racked my brain
over loading subj formats. I would like to share some thoughts:

1. The only condition is the ability to replace 48 basses with RAM. in principle,
the cache is also sufficient (16k). It is much easier if we have a lot of memory and
the ability to change pages in all four windows. This is a sprinter. I
supported and was.

2. During the writing/debugging process, one sad feature was revealed:
many subj gams have a non-standard bootloader, which leads to:
2.1 The option for a regular spec with a cache is completely eliminated, sprinter
is still possible, but: you need firmware that, when polling #FE, generates
NMI, register. The program slips data into the processor through this register...
Even if we omit the huge labor costs for creating such firmware -
the loading will not be faster than from a tape, so this method will also satisfy few people. So with non-standard loaders it’s a bummer.

3. In principle, the program has been written. It loads and loads, but nothing works. :)
At the moment I’m thinking about who needs this? :)
Intercepts at level #0556. Even if the work continues
I will not make a recording! Because stop torturing people! :)

SBest regards,
Renat

Hello, Renat!

One day 04-10-99, at 19:59:04 Renat Mamedov wrote
All a letter on the topic .tap,
and I decided to answer...

RM> Since I received just a flurry of positive reviews (one) and
RM> not a single negative one on the .z80 launcher, I broke it last weekend
RM> head

It’s good that it’s possible to run
z80, but there are still glitches, firstly, it doesn’t launch 128k versions of games (I haven’t tried many (I’m Scorpio)), secondly, oddities
with the drives, thirdly, some things don’t run from the screw,
whereas with FDD it’s easy...
And so - the program is wonderful. ;)

RM> 3. In principle, the program has been written. Loading and loading, but nothing
RM> works. :)
RM> Currently I’m thinking about who needs this? :)

;) IMHO, a civilian unpacker for .TAPs would be better,
you can easily adapt them yourself, because there is no protection
almost everywhere...
For example, I would even say “thank you” to you ;)

With everyone....
Anton Popov

RM> works. :) Currently I’m thinking about who needs this?
RM> :) Intercepts at level #0556. Even if the work continues
RM> I will not make a recording! Because stop torturing people! :)

How can I play games with shipments?
For example, DUN DARACHE?

Go to the emulator again? :~-(

Kirill Frolov. [ZX]

Once Sat 9 Oct 1999 at 08:50:54, while wiping dust from the monitor, I noticed how
Kirill Frolov was arguing with Renat Mamedov on the topic of .tap and I decided to join the
bazaar:

KF> How can I play toys with shipments?
KF> For example, DUN DARACHE?

Yes, let’s at least emulate LOAD first, then we’ll figure it out...

KF> Go to the emulator again? :~-(

Why do people make disc releases?

Sincerily yours,LEO/SG.

RM>> racked my brains

AP> It’s good that it’s possible to run
AP> z80, but there are still glitches, firstly, it doesn’t run 128k versions of
AP> games (I haven’t tried many (I’m Scorpio)), secondly, oddities
AP> with drives, thirdly, some things don’t run from the screw,
AP> whereas with FDD easy...
AP> And so - the program is wonderful. ;)

Glitches with disk drives are enough to rip Vlad’s hands off. For some reason he decided that
we will always launch from B and therefore at startup he always climbs on it.

I am aware of the fact that not everything starts. But neither I nor Vlad have the strength to figure it out, and the author is in the army:(

Launch... There's #3d13 only... I have no problems with the ramdisk. Although,
it's buggy, so nothing definite can be said...

Exactly there. Because the program has not yet been written, it exists in source form,
it’s buggy with long taps and generally the sprinter is only...

But in general, all this needs to be pushed. All these z80, tap, tzx, sna and so on.
Invented on our heads :(

Sincerely,
Renat

LM> Why do people make disc releases?

Yes, I was slow - a TAPE RECORDER is connected to the real spectrum just fine!

So you only need a program for recording TAPs on tape.

Kirill Frolov. [ZX]

KF> Yes, I slowed down - it’s great to the real spectrum
KF> a TAPE RECORDER is connected!!!
KF> So you only need a program to record TAPs on tape.

By the way, the idea... But it’s much more interesting to throw off .tzx with SpeedLock,
Alcatraz and all sorts of proprietary loaders, where is the text during loading, etc.
In principle, this is real, the only problem is that .tzx uses
different loading speeds, floating frequencies, etc.

Sincerily yours,LEO/SG.

LM> By the way, an idea... But it’s much more interesting to throw off .tzx with SpeedLock,
LM> Alcatraz and all sorts of branded loaders, where the text is during
LM> loading, etc. In principle, this is possible, the only problem is that
LM> .tzx uses different loading speeds, floating frequencies, etc.

This is really impossible. because to trace in a,(#fe)...
As a (dumb) method - drag it into the emulsion, and then create from it .z80

Or are we talking about transfer, not launch?

Sincerely,
Renat

RM> I’m aware of the fact that not everything starts. But neither
RM> me
RM> nor Vlad, and the author is in the army:(

He runs 48k games only (he launched quite a lot of games)
, and almost everything, even AY music plays in some,
but as soon as it starts to climb onto the pages... ;(

RM> Launch... There's #3d13 only... I have no problems with the ramdisk. Although
RM> is buggy, so nothing definite can be said...

Demo version of ChV-2 (where all sorts of nasty things fly), it doesn’t want to fly from the propeller,
with FDD everything is ok.

RM>> neither I nor Vlad have the strength, but the author is in the army :(
AP> He launches 48k games only (launched quite a lot of games)
AP>, and almost everything, even AY music plays in some,
AP> but as soon as it starts to climb onto the pages... ;(

Nothing like that. A lot of things run from my compact. Even Homer - both
works. and not say that he doesn’t use the top memory :)

One day on Monday October 11, 1999 at 06:01:38 there was a conflict Renat Mamedov
and Leonid Mishankov were arguing on the topic .tap
I decided to answer about this:

[Skipped]
RM> This is really impossible. because to trace in
RM> a,(#fe)...
RM> Like a (dumb) method - dragging it into the emulsion, and then creating from it
RM> .z80
RM> Or are we talking about transferring, not launching?

About transferring to tape and, accordingly, launching from it.
Probably .tzx contains data about the type of signal somewhere, which will help to restore the original as closely as possible.

S!ncerely Yours,
Leonid Mishankov.