BeebEm - BBC Micro and Master 128 Emulator

Tape Images

BeebEm emulates a cassette recorder. You can load a tape image file using the File menu in BeebEm.

Once a tape image is loaded you can use the BASIC interpreter and BBC operating system to access the files in the tape image. Some useful tape commands are:

*TAPE	Select tape filing system
*CAT	List files on the tape image
LOAD ""	Load a BASIC program from the tape image
CHAIN ""	Load and run a BASIC program
SAVE "<file>"	Save a BASIC program to the tape image
*RUN	Load and run a binary program

Running Tapes

Most tapes can be run by typing:

  *TAPE
  CH.""

If that does not work, rewind the tape and try:

  *TAPE
  *RUN

Tape loading can be quite slow so BeebEm has menu options to artificially speed up loading. You can also use the speed menu (or keypad +/-) to speed up the whole emulation, which speeds up tape loading.

Tape Position Control

BeebEm has a Tape Control window that enables you to move the tape position around by clicking on the block you want to load next. If a block is missed when loading from a tape you will need to move the tape position back to retry the block.

Writing to Tape Images

If you want to save files to a tape image then you can use the 'Record' button on the Tape Control. If you have a tape loaded then pressing Record will append saved files to the end of the tape image. If you want to create a new tape image then eject the current tape and press Record. The tape block list will be updated when recording finishes (press Stop when the save completes).