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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== | ==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>. | + | 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>. | 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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* 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> | * 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> | ||
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==Software== | ==Software== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:56, 22 August 2024
DisplayWrite was an early Word Processing program built by IBM based on the IBM DisplayWriter dedicated system[1][2].
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[edit] File Information
Depending on version, DisplayWrite saves documents to a proprietary binary format with the extension .DOC[3][4]. Versions 4, 4.2, and 5 files have the BOF hex values 80000009 20004F7B 4A5D1800 1460 for the first 14 bytes[5][6][7].
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[8][9].
[edit] Related Formats
[edit] Software
[edit] References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq3POofPsBEC&lpg=PA248&pg=PA238#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DisplayWrite#File_format
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4ReferenceAug86_7757256/page/n101/mode/2up
- ↑ https://file-extension.net/seeker/file_extension_doc
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsDDisplayWrite4TechnicalReferenceAug86_2910411/page/n63/mode/2up
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ibmpcappsD030IBMDisplayWrite52TechnicalReferenceMa_4268401/page/n95/mode/2up
- ↑ https://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/217086007-What-file-formats-are-supported-by-WordPerfect
- ↑ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/tag/displaywrite/
- ↑ http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ibm/pc/apps/DisplayWrite_4/74X9315_DisplayWrite_4_Technical_Reference_Aug86.pdf#page=73
