TAP files exist as 3 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: Commodore 64 Cassette Tape Image
A TAP file is a Commodore 64 Cassette Tape Image. It contains data from a cassette tape used by the Commodore 64 computer system. TAP files can be opened in emulators on Linux and Windows systems. Pop...
A TAP file is a Commodore 64 Cassette Tape Image. It contains data from a cassette tape used by the Commodore 64 computer system. TAP files can be opened in emulators on Linux and Windows systems. Popular programs to open TAP files are XZX-Pro, C64 Forever and VICE.
The file format has a header of “C64-TAPE-RAW”. The version byte is $00 or $01. A TAP file stores the stream of bits found on a datasette tape. It is an exact copy of the data on the tape. This allows preserving the original quality and contents.
TAP files were also used for some C64 tape images. They mainly relate to emulators of ZX Spectrum computers by Sinclair Research. A TAP file contains the image of a cassette tape with software. TAP files can be viewed using the XZX-Pro emulator. Conversion to other formats is not possible.
Problems opening TAP files could be from file corruption. They may also relate to lacking the correct software on the computer.
A TAP file contains an old Oric program or game. An Oric emulator can run a TAP file. You may need to open an associated .DSK file with the TAP file. We know 14 uses of the .TAP file extension. Differ...
A TAP file contains an old Oric program or game. An Oric emulator can run a TAP file. You may need to open an associated .DSK file with the TAP file. We know 14 uses of the .TAP file extension. Different software use files with the same extension for different data types. One TAP format is C64 Tape Image. We have not analyzed what these files contain. Another TAP format is EP128Emu Tape Image. We have not analyzed these either. Jupiter Ace Tape Image is another format. TAP can also store program installers or data extracted from tapes of old personal computers. TAP format is obsolete but emulators can mount and use it. To open a TAP file, you need suitable software like SheetCam. TAP is an image file format for the Oric 8-bit home computer. Files begin with 0x16 bytes, then 0x24. But actual files have only 3-4 0x16 bytes. Oric Tape Format specifications. TAP was also used for C64 tape images. TAP files relate to ZX Spectrum emulators. A TAP file contains cassette tape software image. Use XZX-Pro to open TAP tapes. Conversion to other formats not possible. Fuse can open C64 cassette images. Updates may solve TAP file problems. TAP conversions to other formats. TAP stores C64 cassette images. Created by unknown. File Magic can open TAP files. Similar file types are sometimes shared. SAVE ROM routine generates TAP data. Can concatenate TAP files. TAP associates with binary files. File corruption can block TAP files.
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