TAP (ZX Spectrum)

TAP is a tape image format supported by some emulators of the ZX Spectrum computer. It's distinct from the Commodore Tap file.

Identification
Files usually begin with bytes.

Specifications

 * TAP- and BLK tape format (incomplete archive.org copy)

Software

 * Redis (Java source)
 * fuse-utils + libspectrum (tapeconv, tzxlist) - Can convert TAP files or list their contents, but cannot extract files from them.
 * taptools - Can create TAP files and extract their contents.

Sample files

 * EXAMPLES.TAP

Links

 * http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/formats.htm
 * Speccy Emulator File Formats (from archive.org)
 * Sinclair FAQ Wiki page