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=== STA format === | === STA format === | ||
The block length stored in the STA format is two less than stored in TAP, and the parity byte is not stored at all. The format is otherwise identical to TAP. Used by Speculator (under RISC OS) by Dave Lawrence. Documented in [ | The block length stored in the STA format is two less than stored in TAP, and the parity byte is not stored at all. The format is otherwise identical to TAP. Used by Speculator (under RISC OS) by Dave Lawrence. Documented in [https://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/Spectrum/FileFormat/2_Tape J. G. Harston's tape formats document]. | ||
=== LTP format === | === LTP format === | ||
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=== ZXT format === | === ZXT format === | ||
The ZXT format is identical to .TAP, except that it has a 128-byte +3DOS header. This is used to manipulate tape files on the Spectrum +3, since +3DOS does not record the exact length of headerless files. The 8-byte BASIC header is set to the ASCII string 'TAPEFILE'. Documented as part of the [ | The ZXT format is identical to .TAP, except that it has a 128-byte [[+3DOS]] header. This is used to manipulate tape files on the Spectrum +3, since +3DOS does not record the exact length of headerless files. The 8-byte BASIC header is set to the ASCII string 'TAPEFILE'. Documented as part of the [https://www.seasip.info/ZX/spectrum.html TAPROM documentation]. | ||
Because they have +3DOS headers, .ZXT files cannot be simply concatenated. | Because they have +3DOS headers, .ZXT files cannot be simply concatenated. | ||
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