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Thorsted: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Document |extensions={{ext|doc}} |subcat2=Word Processor |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/288}}, {{PRONOM|x-fmt/289}} }} DisplayWrite was an ..."

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Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Document |extensions={{ext|doc}} |subcat2=Word Processor |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/288}}, {{PRONOM|x-fmt/289}} }} DisplayWrite was an ..."

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DisplayWrite was an early Word Processing program built by IBM based on the [[IBM_Displaywriter|IBM DisplayWriter]] dedicated system<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite</ref>.

==File Information==
Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref>.

DisplayWrite software cannot save to other word processing formats, making it difficult to migrate content. Many other software titles can import DisplayWrite files, like WordPerfect<ref>https://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/217086007-What-file-formats-are-supported-by-WordPerfect</ref><ref>https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/tag/displaywrite/</ref>.

===Related Formats===
* DCA - Document Content Architecture<ref>http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ibm/pc/apps/DisplayWrite_4/74X9315_DisplayWrite_4_Technical_Reference_Aug86.pdf#page=73</ref>
** [[RFT]] - Revisable Format Text
** FFT - Final Form text

==Software==
* [https://winworldpc.com/product/displaywrite/4 IBM DisplayWrite 4 software]]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/legacyfileconverter.html Legacy Word Processing file converter]

==References==
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 ==File Information==
-Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsD030IBMDisplayWrite52TechnicalReferenceMa_4268401/page/n95/mode/2up</ref>.
+Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4TechnicalReferenceAug86_2910411/page/n63/mode/2up</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsD030IBMDisplayWrite52TechnicalReferenceMa_4268401/page/n95/mode/2up</ref>.
 DisplayWrite software cannot save to other word processing formats, making it difficult to migrate content. Many other software titles can import DisplayWrite files, like WordPerfect<ref>https://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/217086007-What-file-formats-are-supported-by-WordPerfect</ref><ref>https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/tag/displaywrite/</ref>.

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 ==File Information==
-Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref><ref>https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/apps/DisplayWrite_5_2/SH20-7303-0_IBM_DisplayWrite_5_2_Technical_Reference_Mar89.pdf&page=96</ref>.
+Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsD030IBMDisplayWrite52TechnicalReferenceMa_4268401/page/n95/mode/2up</ref>.
 DisplayWrite software cannot save to other word processing formats, making it difficult to migrate content. Many other software titles can import DisplayWrite files, like WordPerfect<ref>https://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/217086007-What-file-formats-are-supported-by-WordPerfect</ref><ref>https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/tag/displaywrite/</ref>.

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 ==File Information==
-Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref>.
+Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension '''.DOC'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up</ref>. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values {{magic|80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460}} for the first 14 bytes<ref>https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc</ref><ref>https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/apps/DisplayWrite_5_2/SH20-7303-0_IBM_DisplayWrite_5_2_Technical_Reference_Mar89.pdf&page=96</ref>.
 DisplayWrite software cannot save to other word processing formats, making it difficult to migrate content. Many other software titles can import DisplayWrite files, like WordPerfect<ref>https://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/217086007-What-file-formats-are-supported-by-WordPerfect</ref><ref>https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/tag/displaywrite/</ref>.

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-DisplayWrite was an early Word Processing program built by IBM based on the [[IBM_Displaywriter|IBM DisplayWriter]] dedicated system<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite</ref>.
+DisplayWrite was an early Word Processing program built by IBM based on the [[IBM_Displaywriter|IBM DisplayWriter]] dedicated system<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq3POofPsBEC&lpg=PA248&pg=PA238#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>.
 ==File Information==

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 * DCA - Document Content Architecture<ref>http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ibm/pc/apps/DisplayWrite_4/74X9315_DisplayWrite_4_Technical_Reference_Aug86.pdf#page=73</ref>
 ** [[RFT]] - Revisable Format Text
-** FFT - Final Form text
+** [[FFT]] - Final Form text
 ==Software==

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 DisplayWrite was an early Word Processing program built by IBM based on the [[IBM_Displaywriter|IBM DisplayWriter]] dedicated system<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite</ref>.