kc2tap(1)

💖 kc2tap(1) — the KC-to-tape glow-up 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the General Commands Manual, section 1, and it's all about a little tool called kc2tap. she's niche, she's vintage, she's giving retro-computer realness. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

kc2tap — convert KC files to raw KC tape images

like, she takes your KC files and turns them into raw KC tape images. that's the whole job. that's her whole vibe. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

kc2tap <infile> <outfile>

two arguments, no drama: the file going in and the file coming out. periodt.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea, bestie: kc2tap converts the following file types to raw KC tape images. not one, not two — the whole lineup:

1. files used by the KC emulator by Arne Fitzenreiter (usually named .TAP) 💾
2. files used by the GEMINI-SOFT KC emulator (usually named .GPF for machine code files and .GBF for basic files) ✨
3. BASIC files (usually named .SSS) 🍓
4. KC image files that contain the data written by the KC tape routines without block number and checksum (usually named .KCC or .KCB, where the .KCB files are BASIC files with an autostart routine) 🔥

four formats, one little command, no cap. she ate and left no crumbs. 💅

💀 BUGS 💀

okay so this is the part where we hold hands and are honest: Basic files are not handled properly. 😭 not me exposing her like this, but you deserve to know. fr fr.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

if you're obsessed (and you should be), go hang out with her friends:

• kcemu(1x)
• kctape(1)
• kc2wav(1)
• kc2img(1)
• kc2raw(1)

iykyk 🫶

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manual page was written by Torsten Paul <Torsten.Paul@gmx.de>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). iconic behaviour, honestly. 💜

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 shoutout to the General Commands Manual for hosting her, and to that little kc2tap(1) sitting quietly at the bottom of every page like a lil signature — she's section 1, she's vintage, she's main character energy. 🎀✨🦋