View source for BSQ (W1GOH)

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|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Transfer Encodings
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|released=1985
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:''For other "BSQ" formats, see [[BSQ]].''

'''BSQ''' (W1GOH Binary SQueeze) is a binary-to-text file encoding utility and format. It was developed by Steve Ward and "W1GOH". It has some connection to the amateur radio community.

BSQ also compresses the data as it encodes it. A note in the source code says that the compression scheme was adapted from [[TERSE]].

== Identification ==
Version 1 files start with ASCII "{{magic|&#x3d;&#x3d;&#x3d;&nbsp;BSQ&nbsp;1&nbsp;FILE}}".

Version 2 files start with ASCII "{{magic|&#x3d;&#x3d;&#x3d;&nbsp;BSQ&nbsp;ver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2}}".

== Software ==
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel9211/msdos/packet/bsq.arc|bsq.arc}} - BSQ v2.0 [1986] (source code + binaries for DOS and CP/M)
* [https://archive.org/details/bsq-v-2.0 BSQ V2.0.zip] - BSQ v2.0 [1989]  (source code, documentation, and DOS binaries) (Appears to be a slightly modified variant of the previous item.)