Short: XZX Snapshot to +3DOS Converter Author: Thomas A. Kjaer, Morphos port by Fabrizio "Lanch" Bartoloni Uploader: lanch tiscali it (Fabrizio Bartoloni) Type: misc/emu Version: 0.1 Architecture: ppc-morphos This little utility will convert XZX-tape files and raw binaries to files accepted by the Spectrum +3DOS. This is done by making a +3DOS Header either from the XZX-tape header or from informations given by the user. If the file contains a header, the informations found here will be used, if the files is a raw binary the user must supply some additional informations. The program is written in ANSI C, and compiled with GCC under Linux, porting to other Unix platforms should therefor be No Problem, hopefully :) Currently there is only support for type 0 and 3 =(BASIC & CODE) files, but type 1 & 2, the array type, will soon be supported too. usage: xzx2plus3 xzx2plus3 will by itself determine wheater the is a XZX-tape file or it's a raw binary, and if it's a binary the user must tell the program what type the +3DOS version should be, together with some other informations. There will then be generated a 128 bytes +3DOS header which will be put in front of , an eventually XZX-tape header will of course be stripped off, and should now be as produced by the Spectrum +3/2A. It can now be transfered to a +3 Disc, e.g using 22DISK if using a MS-DOS machine. NOTE! The will no longer be a valid XZX-file. Totally Freeware so use at your own risk. Thomas A. Kjaer 04/94 email: takjaer@daimi.aau.dk When I get the time.... * adding support for file type 1 & 2, the arrays. * conversions the other way around, p3dos2xzx * easier file transfer between the +3 and other machines. eventually look after the file '3DOSTRANS.ZIP'