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6 libspectrum — Sinclair ZX Spectrum support library
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9 libspectrum is a library for reading and writing some of the file for‐
10 mats used by emulators of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It also contains
11 routines providing information about the various Spectrum clones which
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14 The file formats currently supported by libspectrum are:
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16 • Snapshots: .z80, .szx, .sna (all read/write), .zxs, .sp., .snp and +D
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19 • Tape images: .tzx, .tap, .spc, .sta, .ltp (read/write) and .pzx,
20 Warajevo .tap, Z80Em and CSW version 1 (read only).
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22 • Input recordings: .rzx (read/write).
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24 • Disk images: .dsk (both plain and extended), .d40, .d80, .fdi, .img,
25 .mgt, .opd, .sad, .scl, .td0, .trd and .udi (identification only).
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27 • Timex cartridges: .dck (read only).
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31 • Microdrive cartridge images: .mdr (read/write).
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39 bzip2(3), fuse(1), fuse-utils(1), gzip(3), zip(3).
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49Version 1.5.0 27th February, 2021 libspectrum(3)