STOS memory bank

File Format
Name	STOS memory bank
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Resources STOS memory bank
Extension(s)	.mbk, .mbs

STOS memory bank (MBK) is a file format associated with STOS: The Game Creator, a toolkit and programming language (STOS Basic) for creating games for Atari ST computers. It stores various types of resource data, primarily graphics and music.

Identification

Files begin the ASCII signature "Lionpoubnk".

Related formats

• Picture Packer
• STOS packed screen

Specifications

• STOS User Guide → Appendix F: Structure of memory banks
• Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.MBK
• Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.MBS

Software

• abydos
• Deark

Sample files

• http://cd.textfiles.com/suzybatari2/stos/ ...
• dexvert samples — image/stosBank
• dexvert samples — document/stosBAS

Links

• STOS User Guide
• Atari Forum Wiki: STOS BASIC
• Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.BAS
• Wikipedia: STOS BASIC