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I will try to message this directly, since this thread is old now:

I solved this, figuring out the file structure and encoding from the examples. I was totally wrong about the printer idea I suggested in another reply.

MARLEY.CHT, for example, looks something like this:

          ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗                                                
          ║                                                            ║                                                
          ║                                                            ║                                                
          ║                                                            ║                                                
          ║                                                            ║                                                
          ║                                                            ║                                                
          ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣                                                
          ║      BBoobb  MMaarrlleeyy  &&  TThhee  WWaaiilleerrss      ║                                                
          ║      BBoobb  MMaarrlleeyy  &&  TThhee  WWaaiilleerrss      ║                                                
          ║                        LLeeggeenndd                        ║                                                
          ╠═════════════════════════════╦══════════════════════════════╣                                                
          ║AA::                         ║BB::                          ║                                                
          ║AA::                         ║BB::                          ║                                                
          ║- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -║- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ║                                                
          ║1.No woman no cry            ║1.Three little birds          ║                                                
          ║                             ║                              ║                                                
          ║2.One love/people get ready  ║2.Buffalo soldier             ║                                                
          ║                             ║                              ║                                                
          ║3.Is this love               ║3.Waiting in a vain           ║
etc.

You can see all the files and the code that made them here: https://github.com/econandrew/hn_mystery_files

This was a strangely satisfying task. I hope I can help the OP recover their more important files too.



If I remember right tape Title (BBoobb MMaarrlleeyy && TThhee WWaaiilleerrss ) was in larger font and bold and so was tape "side marker" (AA::). Let's say it was like Arial 24pt bold, and song titles were like 10pt normal. But overall layout is perfect. Who knows maybe someday I'll find a tape in those boxes...


OMG again! Only now I checked your github and layout is absolutely perfect (by memory)! I'll definitely try hard to find that tape now!


OMG! You made it! Can't wait to try on my family tree! Can't thank you enough!!!

Btw: you know what marley.cht was for, right? I printed it out, fold it and put inside casette tape plastic box.




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