[Coco] anyone game to test?: Pooyan .cas file to .wav

[Bill Pierce]

@Robert,
 As a side note, you can run Jeff's "casout.exec" with a ".cas" file and record it straight to the cassette tape recorder.
Just plug a dual 1/8 miniplug into the cassette "record" or "mic in" plug and the other end in to the PC's "headphone out" jack. Then from a cmds prompt, type "casout.exe /v5 Pooyan.cas". Before hitting <enter>, hit the record button on the cassette recorder and let it run for a few seconds to get past the leader tape then hit enter. Once casout returns to the cmd prompt, hit stop on the recorder.
You most likely will have to adjust the volume  down some on the PC to get a good readable recording,
This also works playing directly to the Coco's cassette port. Just use the Coco cassette cable and plug the play (usually black) plug into the headphone out of the PC. Get casout ready on the PC as above then type "CLOAD" or "CLOADM" (whichever is needed) on the Coco and then hit enter on casout. Again, you may have to adjust the volume to get it right.

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 14, 2014 10:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] anyone game to test?: Pooyan .cas file to .wav


Chris Oliver wrote:
> All,
>
> I just picked up a vintage Pooyan cassette (#26-3048) that hits an I/O error 
on both sides of the tape when loading.  Figured I would find a .wav version of 
the game and re-record the cassette.
>
> No .wav version available, from what I can find -- but there *is* a .cas file 
at: http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/search.php?q=pooyan
>
> Specifically the file I'm looking at is: Pooyan (intro screen).cas
>
><snip>
> Thanks to anyone who is willing to test this out and/or give feedback!
>
> Chris
>

I was able to help Chris converting the POOYAN.CAS files referenced above by 
sending him the CASOUT.EXE program that is part of the Jeff Vavasour Coco 
emulator packages.

Anyone who wants to convert .cas files to .wav files (to play to a tape 
recorder) and has access to Windows DOS mode should try the Vavasour CASOUT.EXE 
program.

Robert


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