Date   : Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:04:39 +0200
From   : John Kortink <kortink@...>
Subject: Re: floppy discs

On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 14:02:51 +0100, Jon Ripley wrote:

>There is a System One emulator http://www.cary.demon.co.uk/acorn/
>that uses MIDI files to enocode the tape. A demonstration MIDI
>file is available on the page.
>
>Using MIDI is an interesting concept and I wonder if it could work for 
>later Acorn kit. Certainly file files would be much smaller than MP3 or
WAV.

IMO file size should not be a concern. The regularity
of the tape signal is enough for post-compression on
even a plain WAV file to result in small enough files.

Like with UEF, the primary concern should be to store
the tape data as accurately as deemed necessary, and
make it convenient to read by clients.


John Kortink

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