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Another TAPClean update

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

I’ve added support for “Lexpeed Fastsave System” in TAPClean, including for those tape images with multiple titles in them. “Lexpeed” takes its name from Lex Boere and is (C) 1985 by Radarsoft. It seems to be a more flexible version … Continue reading →

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More work on TAPClean

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

I’ve recently added support in TAPClean for a Microload variant often found on Blue Ribbon titles. The code is nicely optimized when compared to the original Microload one, so I have put it down in a document on my own … Continue reading →

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IECHost update coming

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

This evening I finished exposing a feature that I was initially planning to leave until version 3.x of the IECHost GUI client: allow users to choose disk name and ID when formatting disks. The reason I had such initial plans … Continue reading →

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IECHost updates

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

First of all, I’d like to thank those who supported this project so far and bought an IECHost DIY kit. These are now sold out and I’m left with a single kit for myself, as I tend to keep one … Continue reading →

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Another IECHost GUI client bug bites the dust

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

Over the weekend I stumbled over what I’d refer to as an incomplete implementation of the logic within the IECHost GUI client when sector retry attempts are exhausted for a track. The consequence of this bug is that in presence of … Continue reading →

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IECHost planning new features

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

Among the features I am planning for IECHost clients there’s the ability to to select name and ID when formatting disks, instead of using the defaults (“NEW DISK” and “01” respectively): For the time being, I have this dialog activated … Continue reading →

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Software updates!

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

Within the Software page of my main website I’ve just made a few updated packages available. These include: C2NEmu GUI client, including Raspbian binaries IECHost GUI client, including Raspbian binaries iechost-utils, including Raspbian binaries Stay tuned for more!

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