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Format

TAP (Commodore 64)

Summary

Name
TAP (Commodore 64)
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/802
Description
A Tap file attempts to duplicate data stored on a Commodore 64 cassette tape. It encodes the series of pulses used to store data on the tape.
File extensions
tap
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

TAPC64

Description
Header - C64-TAPE-RAW
Provenance
http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~schepers/formats/TAP.TXT

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4336342D544150452D524157
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V83

    Release date
    17 December 2015
    • Added format

      TAP (Commodore 64): Full entry added.

    • Added signature

      TAP (Commodore 64): Signature developed through PRONOM Research.