BSQ (W1GOH)

File Format
Name	BSQ (W1GOH)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Transfer Encodings BSQ (W1GOH)
Extension(s)	.bsq
Released	1985

For the Apple II .bsq format, see BinSCII.

BSQ (W1GOH Binary SQueeze) is a binary-to-text file encoding utility and format. It was developed by Steve Ward and "W1GOH". It has some connection to the amateur radio community.

BSQ also compresses the data as it encodes it. A note in the source code says that the compression scheme was adapted from TERSE.

Identification

Version 1 files start with ASCII "=== BSQ 1 FILE".

Version 2 files start with ASCII "=== BSQ ver   2".

Software

• bsq.arc - BSQ v2.0 [1986] (source code + binaries for DOS and CP/M)
• BSQ V2.0.zip - BSQ v2.0 [1989] (source code, documentation, and DOS binaries) (Appears to be a slightly modified variant of the previous item.)