Commodore data cassette
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The '''Commodore data cassette''' format was used to store programs and data on cassette tapes from Commodore computers (PET, C-64, etc.). It was so notoriously slow that even the rather sluggish [[Commodore 1541 disk]] format was lightning-fast in comparison. Most commercial Commodore cassettes ended up using "turbo loaders" which were stored first on the cassette in standard Commodore format, then executed to install a new load command which used shorter pulses, a format in which the actual program was stored. | The '''Commodore data cassette''' format was used to store programs and data on cassette tapes from Commodore computers (PET, C-64, etc.). It was so notoriously slow that even the rather sluggish [[Commodore 1541 disk]] format was lightning-fast in comparison. Most commercial Commodore cassettes ended up using "turbo loaders" which were stored first on the cassette in standard Commodore format, then executed to install a new load command which used shorter pulses, a format in which the actual program was stored. | ||
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| + | [[Tap file]]s are a format for storing the raw pulses of a Commodore cassette in a file suitable for storage and transfer in modern computer systems and networks. | ||
== Format documentation == | == Format documentation == | ||
* [http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=analyzing_loaders Tape loaders] | * [http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=analyzing_loaders Tape loaders] | ||
* [http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=loaders:rom_loader CBM ROM loader] | * [http://c64tapes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=loaders:rom_loader CBM ROM loader] | ||
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| + | * [http://c64tapes.org/ C64 Tapes project] | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 22 December 2012
The Commodore data cassette format was used to store programs and data on cassette tapes from Commodore computers (PET, C-64, etc.). It was so notoriously slow that even the rather sluggish Commodore 1541 disk format was lightning-fast in comparison. Most commercial Commodore cassettes ended up using "turbo loaders" which were stored first on the cassette in standard Commodore format, then executed to install a new load command which used shorter pulses, a format in which the actual program was stored.
Tap files are a format for storing the raw pulses of a Commodore cassette in a file suitable for storage and transfer in modern computer systems and networks.
