[awhitby]

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.

[twooclock]

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...

[twooclock]

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!

[twooclock]

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.