This is a set of small programmes which can convert a data file (usually a tape or disk image) into a sound representation (WAV file) and back. This can be helpful if you need to load some software to your Oric Atmos PC, or to save back some programme from it.
DATA-2-WAV CONVERSION
Use od2w. Give it the source and target file names. It will produce a 44.1 kHz mono WAV file from your data file.
The produced WAV file can be played via a standard PC sound card and fed to the tape (cassette deck) input of Oric Atmos 8 bit PC (or any of its clones like Pravetz 8D).
The WAV file is encoded as if it was written by the 8-bit PC at 300 bps (usually called ‘slow’ mode). Hence, the PC should be set to loading in slow mode. For Oric, load with the following command:
CLOAD "",S
The actual data will be preceded by a few seconds of Oric sync sequence, 0x16. Do note that Oric expects some header information regarding the content type (BASIC code, machine code etc.), autoplay (on or off) and memory address to load the programme to; you have to provide this header in your data file.
WAV-2-DATA CONVERSION
Use ow2d. Give it a source and target file names. It will produce a binary representation of your WAV file.
The WAV file can be recorded from the audio output of Oric Atmos. The WAV file should be 44.1 kHz, mono. It should begin with the Oric Atmos sync sequence (several seconds of 0x16) followed by the Oric header. Only if these two are present the decoding will be successful.
The recording should be done in ‘slow’ mode (300 bps). For Oric Atmos, the command to save the file is:
CSAVE "SOME_PROG_NAME",S
Regarding saving BASIC programs, do note that Oric stores the program operators not by their name (e.g., PRINT), but by thei relevant hex code. The ow2d will not convert such hex codes back into BASIC operators; you should do this manually if you need it.
DOWNLOADS
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- Sources: oric-tools-0.0.1.tar.gz