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NAME

6       libspectrum - Sinclair ZX Spectrum support library
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DESCRIPTION

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
12       were available.
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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
17         snapshots (read only).
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19       · Tape  images:  .tzx, .tap, .spc, .sta, .ltp (read/write) and Warajevo
20         .tap, Z80Em and CSW version 1 (read only).
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22       · Input recordings: .rzx (read/write).
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24       · Timex cartridges: .dck (read only).
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26       · IDE hard disk images: .hdf (read/write).
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28       · Microdrive cartridge images: .mdr (read/write).
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30       Additionally, any files compressed with bzip2(3) or gzip(3) can be read
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33       Full documentation for libspectrum is provided in `libspectrum.txt'.
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SEE ALSO

36       bzip2(3), fuse(1), fuse-utils(1), gzip(3)
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38       The comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at
39       http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html.
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AUTHOR

42       Philip Kendall (philip-fuse@shadowmagic.org.uk)
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46Version 0.4.0                  5th January, 2008                libspectrum(3)