TheAtariBoss Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Would there be any possible way to save files in cassette format on any Atari 8-bit computer emulator? I looked at many various emulators such as Altirra, A8E, Atari800win plus, etc, and I can't seem to find any option on any of those for what I'm trying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 In Atari800MacX you can: If you intend to record cassettes from Atari, please use the wav-format, 16-bit stereo and 44.1 kHz. With those parameters we do have the best experiences. Further, Altirra can read direct wav-files. Saving? Just try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) Altirra doesn't support saving to tapes, AFAIK. In Atari800WinPLus, you have to enable SIO patch for it to work, and then use Tape Recorder menu to either create new tape image, or fast-forward the exisitng CAS image to its end before saving. Also, read the help file. Although for some reason tape saving doesn't work in version 4.1 of that emulator. The last version it worked on was 4.0. In Atari800 tape emulaton has got updated, and SIO patch is no longer needed while saving. Read DOC/USAGE for details. There's also this modification of Atari800 that supports WAV files, including saving to them. Edited June 21, 2014 by Kr0tki 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAtariBoss Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ok I've just tried those programs.... AtariWinplus 4.0 still doesn't work and yes I've enabled the SIO patch but it just gets stuck on an endless long beep without writing any data on the CAS image. With Atari800, I can't even seem to get the application running. I don't know if it's because I'm using Windows 8 or something but it simply won't even start and go to one of the BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The Atari800MacX is for Mac OS X... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAtariBoss Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 well nice idea but I don't have a single mac in the house. Only PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 AtariWinplus 4.0 still doesn't work and yes I've enabled the SIO patch but it just gets stuck on an endless long beep without writing any data on the CAS image.It worked for me. Write down the exact steps you're making, including the point at which you switch the SIO patch option, and we'll see what's wrong. With Atari800, I can't even seem to get the application running. I don't know if it's because I'm using Windows 8 or something but it simply won't even start and go to one of the BIOS. Which Atari800 are we talking about here, the official one, or the A8CAS version? Does it show any error message when running? If not, could you try running it from the Command Prompt and see if there are any error messages displayed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAtariBoss Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Ok on Atariwinplus, what I do is simply start up BASIC on OS A or B, put it on 48k, put it on NTSC, then write a simple test program 10 rem cassette test 20 print "yes it works!" I go to the tape drive settings, make a New CAS image, clicked the rewind button, and then typed in CSAVE then hit return twice and then nothing happens but the long continuous beep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Sorry for the late reply. For me, after CSAVE and double-hitting Return, the emulator starts beeping continuously as you described (known bug), but it does not hang; instead it actually writes data to tape, and immediately responds with READY. When you said "nothing happens", did you mean that the emulator does not respond with READY? Edited July 27, 2014 by Kr0tki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin34ct Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I figured out the cassette save in Altirra. You have to select File>Cassette>New Tape type CSAVE and press enter twice then select File>Cassette>Save and it will save the CAS image file My thing was I forgot to load DOS and typed in a program but unable to save to disk. This way I was able to save the file, then boot in DOS then load and save to Disk or rather H drive link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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