BBC micro emulator with tape load facility - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Gulliver · 17th May 2013, 11:23 am

Hi guys,

One of the vintage computers I don't own is the BBC Micro. A friend has two but neither are connected to anything at the moment.

I happen to work in a school and have located some old Science education packs in a dusty cupboard with cassettes that contain educational programs for the BBC model B. Is there an emulator for PC that can load the tapes?

arjoll · 17th May 2013, 12:13 pm

A quick search found this - click on the "converting software from cassette" link.

Dave Moll · 17th May 2013, 2:36 pm

I had a look at this - being inerested in BBC Micro stuff. It claims that there are two programs (both of which have DOS and Windows versions):
MAKEUEF - to convert a tape played into the sound card to a tape image file
FREEUEF - to convert such an image back into sound for the sound card output to play into a tape recorder.

Unfortunately, the web page to which one is directed (or rather the TOOLS subpage, rather than the home page as stated) only contains the latter - redirecting to the Acorn Preservation Project (at www.acornpreservation.org) for the former. My computer seems unable to follow that link.

arjoll · 18th May 2013, 5:03 am

True - I hadn't followed the links, something to do with not having a BBC yet

(it, along with a Spectrum 48k, are the two major items on my wish list).

I did some more searching and found this which may or may not be useful.

17th May 2013, 11:23 am	#1
Gulliver Hexode Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 469	BBC micro emulator with tape load facility Hi guys, One of the vintage computers I don't own is the BBC Micro. A friend has two but neither are connected to anything at the moment. I happen to work in a school and have located some old Science education packs in a dusty cupboard with cassettes that contain educational programs for the BBC model B. Is there an emulator for PC that can load the tapes?

17th May 2013, 12:13 pm	#2
arjoll Dekatron Join Date: May 2006 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Posts: 3,457	Re: BBC micro emulator with tape load facility A quick search found this - click on the "converting software from cassette" link.

17th May 2013, 2:36 pm	#3
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,127	Re: BBC micro emulator with tape load facility I had a look at this - being inerested in BBC Micro stuff. It claims that there are two programs (both of which have DOS and Windows versions): MAKEUEF - to convert a tape played into the sound card to a tape image file FREEUEF - to convert such an image back into sound for the sound card output to play into a tape recorder. Unfortunately, the web page to which one is directed (or rather the TOOLS subpage, rather than the home page as stated) only contains the latter - redirecting to the Acorn Preservation Project (at www.acornpreservation.org) for the former. My computer seems unable to follow that link. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

18th May 2013, 5:03 am	#4
arjoll Dekatron Join Date: May 2006 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Posts: 3,457	Re: BBC micro emulator with tape load facility True - I hadn't followed the links, something to do with not having a BBC yet (it, along with a Spectrum 48k, are the two major items on my wish list). I did some more searching and found this which may or may not be useful.