CompuServe RLE
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Revision as of 17:07, 31 March 2022
CompuServe RLE is a bi-level image format that was used by the CompuServe on-line service. In some ways, it is the predecessor of GIF.
The image dimensions are either 128×96 or 256×192. Images are RLE-compressed.
Files consist entirely of ASCII characters, though some are control characters.
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Identification
Files begin with bytes 0x1B 0x47 0x4D (128×96) or 0x1B 0x47 0x48 (256×192).
Software
- Netpbm (starting with version 10.48): cistopbm, pbmtocis
- Tom's Editor
- Deark
Sample files
- Assorted RLE Files.zip
- ftp://8bitfiles.net/archives/compuserve-file-archive/22%20Graphics%20&%20Utilities/ → *.RLE
- https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/compuServeRLE/
