NAME
snap2tzx — Convert ZX Spectrum snapshot to .tzx tape images
SYNOPSIS
snap2tzx [-1 string] [-2 string] [-b colour] [-g string] [-l string] [-o filename] [-r] [-s speed] [-v] [-$ filename] snapshot
DESCRIPTION
snap2tzx converts a ZX Spectrum snapshot into a .tzx tape image.
OPTIONS
-1 string
causes string (which has a maximum of 32 characters) to be shown while loading.
-2 string
causes string (maximum 32 characters) to also be shown while loading.
-b colour
specifies the border colour while loading.
-g string
causes string (maximum 32 characters) to be used as the game name while loading.
-l string
causes string (maximum 8 characters) to be used as the BASIC filename in the loader.
-o filename
causes the output to be sent to filename.
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-r |
causes the final line of attribute data in the loading screen to be bright. |
-s speed
specifies the speed of the loader; available values for speed are 0 (1500 bps), 1 (2250 bps), 2 (3000 bps), 3 (4500 bps), 4 (5000 bps) and 5 (6000 bps).
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-v |
specifies verbose output. |
-$ filename
specifies that the ZX Spectrum screen stored in filename should be used as the loading screen.
-h, --help
give brief usage help, listing available options.
-V, --version
output version information.
snapshot
specifies the snapshot (in a format supported by libspectrum(3)) to be converted.
In any string parameter, the tilde (~) will be converted into a copyright symbol.
BUGS
None known.
SEE ALSO
fuse(1), fuse-utils(1), libspectrum(3), listbasic(1), snapconv(1)
The
comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html.
AUTHOR
Philip Kendall (philip-fuse [AT] shadowmagic.uk).
Tomaz Kac wrote z802tzx (ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/unix/z802tzx-1.2.tar.gz), on which snap2tzx is very heavily based.
Martijn van der Heide wrote the turbo-loading code, originally for Taper (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/taper.html).