CompuServe RLE
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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 256×192 or (rarely?) 128×96. Images are RLE-compressed.
Files consist entirely of ASCII characters, though some are control characters.
Identification
Files begin with bytes 0x1B 0x47 0x48 (256×192) or 0x1B 0x47 0x4D (128×96).
Software
- Netpbm (starting with version 10.48): cistopbm, pbmtocis
- Tom's Editor
- Deark
- CompuShow 2000! v2.04a (DOS software)
