MSA (Atari)

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'''MSA''' is a floppy disk image format for Atari computers. It originated with the ''Magic Shadow Archiver'' software. It's used for archiving floppy disks, and is supported by some emulators.
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For general information about Atari ST disk images, see [[ST disk image]].
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== Identification ==
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MSA files begin with bytes {{magic|0x0E 0x0F}}.
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== Specifications ==
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* [http://info-coach.fr/atari/documents/_mydoc/FD_Image_File_Format.pdf Atari Image File Formats], by DrCoolZic
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== Software ==
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* [http://msaconverter.free.fr/ MSA Converter] (Windows application)
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* [http://cd.textfiles.com/crawlycrypt2/utility/archiver/msa_2_3/ Magic Shadow Archiver]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060507110406/https://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_thuth/ix/msa-0.1.0.tar.gz msa-to-st]
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* {{Deark}}
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== Sample files ==
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* [http://no-fragments.atari.org/browser/index.php?dir=no_fragments_01%2FMSA%2F No Fragments 1]
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* Some files on [http://cd.textfiles.com/crawlycrypt2/demos/ The Crawly Crypt Collection CD 2], for example [http://cd.textfiles.com/crawlycrypt2/demos/adrenaln/adr_1.msa adr_1.msa]
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/msa}}
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[[Category:Atari computers]]

Revision as of 04:55, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name MSA (Atari)
Ontology
Extension(s) .msa
Wikidata ID Q28771271

MSA is a floppy disk image format for Atari computers. It originated with the Magic Shadow Archiver software. It's used for archiving floppy disks, and is supported by some emulators.

For general information about Atari ST disk images, see ST disk image.

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Identification

MSA files begin with bytes 0x0E 0x0F.

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