http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/ 2012-05-19T00:34:41+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/ http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2011-10-08T18:38:03+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=analyzing_loaders&rev=1318091883 (by Luigi Di Fraia) Preface This document is about C64 tape loaders. I do not pretend to be rigorous since I'm more interested in showing how things work, rather than leaving an historical note. Of course, my view point is not optimal, being very familiar with the subject, therefore you may find omissions here and there. Anyway I am more than welcome to discuss corrections and enhancements. text/html 2007-08-26T22:11:17+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ben_daglish&rev=1188159077 Composer and musician. Credits * Death Wish 3 External links * wp>Ben Daglish on Wikipedia text/html 2007-08-14T18:42:13+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=c2n&rev=1187109733 [The Commodore C2N Datasette] C2N - The Commodore tape drive. Also known as the Commodore 1530. See also * DC2N * C64S text/html 2007-08-17T05:24:40+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=c64s&rev=1187321080 The C64S is a third-party device for connecting the Commodore Datasette to the wp>parallel port of a PC. Image of the C64S-adapter with +5V powersupply See also * X-series interfaces - Other ways of connecting a C64 to a computer External links * <http://www.phs-edv.de/c64s/doc/lpt64.htm> - C64S Adapter homepage, with blueprints * C64S - Markus Brenner's how to make a +5V powersupply for the C64S text/html 2007-08-12T23:00:53+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=contributing&rev=1186952453 If you want to contribute, please read the site's policy, and the guides. Also check out our Commodore 64 tape transfer FAQ. You get in touch with us by registering for the forum and leaving a message. text/html 2011-01-29T01:19:40+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dc2n&rev=1296260380 [Image of the DC2N - Source: The DC2N Project Homepage] The DC2N (Dumping C2N) is a preservation device that lets its users dump real PET-, C16-, VIC20, and C64-tapes directly to a flash-card without the interference of the operating system or filesystem of the host computer. text/html 2007-08-17T18:38:38+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dumps&rev=1187368718 Dumps are the resulting files that can be generated using various methods to transfer the data from cassette tapes. See also * TAP - Tape image (format) text/html 2007-08-27T19:30:09+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=final_tap&rev=1188235809 [Screenshot of the Final TAP Windows front-end] Final TAP is a program that can check, repair, and remaster Commodore 64 TAPs. Final TAP was created by Stewart Wilson (aka Subchrist), and the console-version is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). text/html 2007-08-12T19:41:09+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=formats&rev=1186940469 See also loaders. Database format Main table id int ID of game uniq_id int Uniq ID across c64 sites same int Number that bind together same game, but different loader, format, publisher cover_title varchar(255) Title on the cover/inlay. This is the title displayed as title label_title … text/html 2007-08-31T16:48:25+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=guides&rev=1188571705 We need several guides telling contributors how to create and provide information for the site. Without these guides we get a much harder time incorporating the info and use lots of time to adapt it. The acuracy of the information will also be higher when people know what we need and how to get/provide it. text/html 2011-05-11T16:40:36+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=links&rev=1305124836 TAPs * c64tapes.org - The C64 Tape Preservation Project database. * tapes.c64.no - The ULTIMATE C64 Tape Page. Quality TAP images * The Chaos Engine - C64 TAP utilities and tape loader analyzis * Final TAP - Tool for working with / cleaning up TAP files (old, use TAPClean) * TAPClean - Tool for working with / cleaning up TAP files * Minstrel's Commodore page - Tool for creating TAP files from Commodore 64, VIC 20 and C16 tapes * vic20tapes.org - The Vic 20 Tape Preservation Projec… text/html 2007-08-06T16:35:11+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=list_of_tapes&rev=1186410911 text/html 2007-08-27T21:10:51+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=loaders&rev=1188241851 If you want to help with adding support for more loaders or just want to learn more about loaders, check out our introduction of loader analyzis and the scanner cookbook. Known loaders text/html 2007-08-12T23:56:44+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=mtap&rev=1186955804 Mtap - DOS tool for creating tape files (TAP files) from original C64, VIC-20 and C16 tapes using the Commodore Datasette See also * Ptap External links * Minstrel's Commodore page - The creator's homepage. text/html 2007-08-14T21:48:16+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=packaging&rev=1187120896 List of various boxes C64-tapes came in. * Double cassette case text/html 2007-10-01T23:28:56+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=preserve&rev=1191274136 Handling Magnetic recording tape was never designed as a long-term storage medium. It was primarily designed to be easy to use and easy to copy. If properly cared for, magnetic tape can last for a long time as it's quite durable. But most people did not have preservation and long term storage in mind when playing their Commodore 64 games back in the 80s. Magnetic tape WILL decay when exposed to harmful environments. That is a fact.. So how do we prevent this from happening? Let's first find o… text/html 2007-08-12T23:49:54+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ptap&rev=1186955394 Ptap - DOS tool for playing back TAP files to real tapes for use with an actual Commodore 64 machine. See also * Mtap External links * Minstrel's Commodore page - The creator's homepage. text/html 2010-02-14T23:59:06+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=requirements_new_tapclean&rev=1266188346 * Support for Vic20 and C16 tapes/loaders. * ROM loader SEQ support. (already available - Luigi) * Pre pilot pattern for CHR loader and others. This requires info gathering about usual patterns. * Automatic fix of CBM blocks if 1 of the blocks is ok. * Option to split dumps of compilation tapes into separate files for separate cleaning. * New faster and improved scanning mechanism. * Better way of handling reports when doing batch scans. * Unify loader names/id across tapclean, si… text/html 2011-10-17T00:07:51+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=scanner_cookbook&rev=1318802871 About this document This is a cookbook intended to be used by FinalTAP and TAPClean scanner designers. It gives guidelines and code examples to follow when writing NEW scanners. To integrate your new scanner inside the above mentioned tools check the document about adding new scanners to FinalTAP (Stewart Wilson). text/html 2008-10-04T21:53:01+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1223149981 For years tapes have been stacked in corners, dumped in wet basements and hidden away in hot attics to get them out of the way. Mostly unintentionally, tapes have been exposed to some of the most destructive conditions possible. But times change. Enter The Commoore 64 Tape Preservation Project. Its goal is to preserve Commodore 64 cassette tapes. Besides the tape images this also includes inlays, manuals, leaflets and other data. From this we can create a pristine master tape image and extract … text/html 2007-09-09T19:49:47+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tap&rev=1189360187 FIXME [TODO: Description] The TAP format was developed by Per Hakan Sundell in 1997 and is used today by all C64 emulators to represent a tape image. See also * TMG format - a new tape format to replace TAP. * Dumps text/html 2008-05-16T20:44:48+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapclean&rev=1210963488 TAPClean is a Commodore tape preservation / restoration tool. It can check, repair, and remaster Commodore 64 TAPs. Overview [Screenshot of the TAPClean Front End for Linux] The TAPClean utility is designed to check tape images for known patterns/loaders. On recognition of supported loaders, the tool can be made to optimise the image, which generally sets known pulse lengths to their optimal values, unifies pauses and for loaders that contain checksums it will report if the data within the fi… text/html 2011-07-14T12:39:15+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tape_transfer_faq&rev=1310639955 (based on a wp>FAQ by Fabrizio Gennari) You have got a huge collection of Commodore64 tapes and you want to use them on your PC? Or you want to play the game you just downloaded from the Internet on your real C64? Here are the answers to some questions about transfers from PC to tape and back. text/html 2007-08-14T23:21:51+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1982&rev=1187126511 Tapes published 1982 text/html 2007-08-14T23:21:41+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1983&rev=1187126501 Tapes published 1983 text/html 2007-08-14T23:21:28+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1984&rev=1187126488 Tapes published 1984 text/html 2007-08-14T23:21:10+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1985&rev=1187126470 Tapes published 1985 text/html 2007-08-14T23:19:28+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1986&rev=1187126368 Tapes published 1986 text/html 2007-08-14T23:19:52+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1987&rev=1187126392 Tapes published 1987 text/html 2007-08-14T23:20:08+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1988&rev=1187126408 Tapes published 1988 text/html 2007-08-14T23:20:20+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1989&rev=1187126420 Tapes published 1989 text/html 2007-08-14T23:20:34+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1990&rev=1187126434 Tapes published 1990 text/html 2007-08-14T23:20:47+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1991&rev=1187126447 Tapes published 1991 text/html 2007-08-14T23:20:59+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1992&rev=1187126459 Tapes published 1992 text/html 2007-08-14T23:22:03+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1993&rev=1187126523 Tapes published 1993 text/html 2007-08-16T15:38:05+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1994&rev=1187271485 Tapes published 1994 text/html 2007-08-19T00:30:01+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1995&rev=1187476201 Tapes published 1995 text/html 2007-08-19T00:30:12+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1996&rev=1187476212 Tapes published 1996 text/html 2007-08-19T00:30:23+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1997&rev=1187476223 Tapes published 1997 text/html 2007-08-19T00:30:36+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1998&rev=1187476236 Tapes published 1998 text/html 2007-08-19T00:30:45+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_1999&rev=1187476245 Tapes published 1999 text/html 2007-08-19T00:30:58+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2000&rev=1187476258 Tapes published 2000 text/html 2007-08-19T00:31:09+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2001&rev=1187476269 Tapes published 2001 text/html 2007-08-19T00:31:23+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2002&rev=1187476283 Tapes published 2002 text/html 2007-08-19T00:31:34+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2003&rev=1187476294 Tapes published 2003 text/html 2007-08-16T15:40:19+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2004&rev=1187271619 Tapes published 2004 text/html 2007-08-16T15:40:57+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2005&rev=1187271657 Tapes published 2005 text/html 2007-08-16T15:41:15+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2006&rev=1187271675 Tapes published 2006 text/html 2007-08-16T15:41:30+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tapes_2007&rev=1187271690 Tapes published 2007 text/html 2007-10-26T19:34:46+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tmg&rev=1193420086 TMG is a new tape format developed to be used for clean tape images in place of the TAP format. Each tape/image file consist of 1 header, and 1 or more block-markers + data blocks, it ends with a $FF block-marker. Header (11 bytes): "TAPE-IMAGE" (10 bytes) $01 (1 byte, version of format)1 byte block-marker: $00 = pause $01 = 2 pulse block (most turbo loads) $02 = 3 pulse block (commodore, superpavloda, input64) $03 = 4 pulse block (possible, but unlikely) $FF = EOF marker … text/html 2011-03-19T18:34:30+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tools&rev=1300556070 Software * 6510 Dasm - disassemble a binary file to C64 asm language * C64 Basic Lister - generate an easily readable and printable BASIC listing of any CBM BASIC program * Final TAP - a Commodore tape reservation / restoration tool (Old, use TAPClean) * InitialTAP - Program for manipulating C64 TAP files * Ptap - DOS tool for playing back TAP files to real tapes for use with an actual Commodore 64 machine * TAPClean - a Commodore tape preservation / restoration tool * TAPClean Fr… text/html 2007-08-13T20:48:08+02:00 http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=x-series_interfaces&rev=1187030888 External links <http://sta.c64.org/xcables.html>