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- Short: Atari XL .CAS image to .WAV converter.
- Author: ernest@wxs.nl (Ernest R. Schreurs). Amiga port by Wojciech Pasiecznik
- Uploader: voydial@wp.pl (Wojciech Pasiecznik)
- Version: 1.00
- Type: util/conv
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- The design goal of this project is to convert the digital tape format,
- introduced with the wav2cas project, back to a format that will enable
- us to re-create a cassette that can then be loaded on a regular
- Classic Atari equipped with any of the supported cassette units. The
- data is thus re-saved onto cassette tape. This can be used to clean
- up faulty tapes that contain dropouts, spikes, noise, or other
- problems. Data that is damaged can be restored, or repaired. The
- data on the new tape could be saved at a higher baud rate, thus
- slightly reducing the time required to load the tape. The quality of
- the cassette tape can be greatly improved in this way. The cassette
- data is encoded into a .wav file, which should then be played back
- through a .wav player program. The audio can then be recorded onto an
- audio cassette using a standard audio cassette recorder. Since the
- cassette data is recorded using only a sound card and some software,
- there is no need for an Atari cassette unit. Data can be retrieved
- from, and saved to cassette tapes even if your cassette unit is
- broken, unreliable, or otherwise not available. You will need a
- regular audio cassette recorder of course. If you want to load the
- cassette again, you will need an Atari and an Atari cassette unit, but
- these do not have to be connected to the PC. You could go to a friend
- with your tapes and process them on her/his PC if you do not have such
- a device yourself.
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