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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Graphics
|released=1989
}}
'''PIXIT''' (if that is its name) is a DOS toolkit for making an executable file that, when executed, displays an image.

It was developed by an anonymous person. The name "PIXIT" is derived from the distribution filename; no name is used by the software or its nonexistent documentation.

== Format details ==
There are two formats: a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] format for 320×200 images, and an [[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]] format for 640×480 images. The EXE format is not portable, and seems fairly useless.

The generation process starts with a [[GIF]] file, which is converted to a non-compressed format.

== Identification ==
The COM format starts with the bytes in the included PIX320.COM file. The first 16 are {{magic|bc 00 01 b8 13 00 cd 10 b8 12 10 bb 00 00 b9 00}}.

The EXE format starts with the bytes in the included PIX640.EXX file.

== Software ==
* {{CdTextfiles|gifsgalore-v2/viewers/msdos/pixit.arc|pixit.arc}}
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel0595/DISC1/GIF/PIXIT.ZIP|PIXIT.ZIP}}

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 * {{CdTextfiles|ccbgames1994/unprotec/beholder.zip|beholder.zip}} → INC.COM
 * {{CdTextfiles|darkdomain/artpacks/1994/lap-0494.zip|lap-0494.zip}} → LD-DIMX1.COM (variant format)
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 * {{CdTextfiles|gifsgalore-v2/viewers/msdos/pixit.arc|pixit.arc}}
 * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel0595/DISC1/GIF/PIXIT.ZIP|PIXIT.ZIP}}
 == Sample files ==

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 '''PIXIT''' (if that is its name) is a DOS toolkit for making an executable file that, when executed, displays an image.
-It was developed by an anonymous person. The name "PIXIT" is derived from the distribution filename; no name is used by the software or its nonexistent documentation.
+It was developed by an anonymous person. The name "PIXIT" is derived from the distribution filename; no name is used by the software or its nonexistent documentation. Based on some of the other filenames, it could also be called '''pix320'''.
 == Format details ==
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 == Identification ==
-The COM format starts with the bytes in the included PIX320.COM file. The first 16 are {{magic|bc 00 01 b8 13 00 cd 10 b8 12 10 bb 00 00 b9 00}}.
+The COM format starts with the bytes in the included PIX320.COM file. The first 16 are {{magic|bc 00 01 b8 13 00 cd 10 b8 12 10 bb 00 00 b9 00}}. At least a few variant formats exist, though.
 The EXE format starts with the bytes in the included PIX640.EXX file.
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 * {{CdTextfiles|gifsgalore-v2/viewers/msdos/pixit.arc|pixit.arc}}
 * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel0595/DISC1/GIF/PIXIT.ZIP|PIXIT.ZIP}}
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