supertape-gui 0.3.0.dev1

Multi-platform GUI for supertape - duplex audio communication with vintage computers

Supertape GUI

Multi-platform graphical interface for supertape - duplex audio communication with vintage computers (Tandy MC-10 and Matra Alice 4k/32/90).

Features

• Cross-platform GUI (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Direct integration with supertape Python library
• Live audio monitoring with VU meters (planned)
• Waveform visualization (planned)
• Audio device selection
• Play, record, and listen modes

Installation

From Source

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies using Poetry:

poetry install

3. Run the application:

poetry run supertape-gui

Development

Run in development mode:

python -m supertape_gui.main

Building Standalone Executables

Use PyInstaller to build standalone executables:

poetry run pyinstaller build/supertape-gui.spec

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• PySide6 (Qt for Python)
• supertape package
• PyQtGraph for visualization
• QDarkStyle for theming

Technology Stack

• GUI Framework: PySide6 (Qt for Python)
• Visualization: PyQtGraph
• Audio Backend: supertape (PyAudio)
• Packaging: PyInstaller

Project Structure

supertape-gui/
├── supertape_gui/
│   ├── main.py              # Entry point
│   ├── main_window.py       # Main window
│   ├── widgets/             # Custom widgets
│   ├── workers/             # Background threads
│   ├── utils/               # Utilities
│   └── resources/           # Icons, themes
├── tests/                   # Test suite
├── build/                   # PyInstaller specs
└── pyproject.toml           # Poetry config

License

TBD

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests.