tapmaster 0.4
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Cycle exact, stream decrunching tape mastering program.  No REU required!

Tapmaster takes a .tap file and from it makes a stand alone c64 binary
that writes it to tape when run.

Written by TLR.
The resulting c64 binary uses exostreamdecr1.s by Magnus Lind.

Example game tapes included with the kind permission of Richard Bayliss.
All of these are mastered with loaders by me.  Drop me a mail if you are
interested in having something mastered with them and I'll see what I can
do.

NOTE1:  Running make_tapmaster requires exomizer >=V2.0.5 installed in the
current path.
NOTE2:  Handling of pauses is limited.  They will be mastered as a series
of very long pulses. 
NOTE3:  .tap's with short pulse lengths combined uncompressible data may
fail to master correctly.


History:
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tapmaster 0.4, 2013-11-17
  - initial release


Usage:
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$ ./make_tapmaster -h
make_tapmaster 0.4: .tap to native c64 tape mastering binary

usage: make_tapmaster [-o<name>][-t<str>][-f][-v][-d][-h][-V] <source>...

Valid options:
    -T              title text (may be multiple)
    -o              output file
    -f              force reconversion even if cached copy exists
    -v              be verbose
    -d              debugging output
    -h              displays this help text
    -V              output program version
$ 


Example 1: "S-LOAD" plain two pulse loader
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S-LOAD is a straight forward two pulse loader.

$ ./make_tapmaster -t "WOOLLY JUMPER" -t "S-LOAD REMASTER 2012" -t "(C) 2011 TND GAMES" -owoolly-master.prg woolly.tap
output file range $0801-$E145
warning: not loadable without a custom loader! (>202 blocks)
$ 

You can use woolly-loader.prg to load if you don't have a cartridge that
supports long files.

Example 2: "BLUELOAD" stream decrunching GCR loader
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BLUELOAD is a stream decrunching GCR loader with copy protection.

$ ./make_tapmaster -t "TRANCE SECTOR - NORMAL EDITION" -t "BLUELOAD #A100202" -t "(C) 2012 TND GAMES/PSYTRONIK" -otrance-master.prg trance.tap
output file range $0801-$F1BA
warning: not loadable without a custom loader! (>202 blocks)
$

You can use trance-loader.prg to load if you don't have a cartridge that
supports long files.

Example 3: "R-LOAD" magic raster bar loader
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R-LOAD is a loader displaying full screen raster bars while loading.

$ ./make_tapmaster -t "SHEEPOID" -t "R-LOAD REMASTER 2013" -t "(C) 2011 TND GAMES" -osheepoid-master.prg sheepoid.tap
output file range $0801-$9946
$

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