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'''Convert''' is an archiving format associated with the ''Convert'' utility included with some versions of the GEOS OS for the Commodore 64. GEOS "files" are not ordinary files, so Convert and similar formats are sometimes used to transfer them to other platforms.
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'''Convert''' is an archiving format associated with the ''Convert'' utility included with some versions of the GEOS OS. GEOS "files" are not ordinary files, so Convert and similar formats are sometimes used to transfer them to other platforms.
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Convert is platform-specific, and different GEOS platforms use different versions of it.
  
 
Convert can be used with both [[GEOS VLIR]] and GEOS Sequential files.
 
Convert can be used with both [[GEOS VLIR]] and GEOS Sequential files.
 
There is also an [[GEOS Convert (Atari)|Atari version]] of the format, which is reported to be quite different from the C64 version.
 
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
* [http://www.filegate.net/cbm/g-tech/cvtformt.txt GEOS Convert utility file structure]
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* [http://www.filegate.net/cbm/g-tech/cvtformt.txt GEOS Convert utility file structure] (Commodore)
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/geos/ ... (e.g. [http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/geos/graphics/images/index.html graphics/images/], [http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/geos/util/printing/index.html util/printing/])
 
* http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/geos/ ... (e.g. [http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/geos/graphics/images/index.html graphics/images/], [http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/geos/util/printing/index.html util/printing/])
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/other/geosConvert/
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.zimmers.net/geos/GEOSFAQ.html#B14 GEOS F.A.Q.: Convert]
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* [http://www.zimmers.net/geos/GEOSFAQ.html#B14 The Commodore GEOS F.A.Q.: Convert]
 
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* [https://github.com/cc65/wiki/wiki/Apple-GEOS-Convert-Format Apple GEOS Convert Format]
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* [http://unusedino.de/ec64/technical/formats/cvt.html CVT format doc v1.2]
 
[[Category:Commodore computers]]
 
[[Category:Commodore computers]]

Revision as of 19:47, 15 June 2022

File Format
Name GEOS Convert
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Extension(s) .cvt

Convert is an archiving format associated with the Convert utility included with some versions of the GEOS OS. GEOS "files" are not ordinary files, so Convert and similar formats are sometimes used to transfer them to other platforms.

Convert is platform-specific, and different GEOS platforms use different versions of it.

Convert can be used with both GEOS VLIR and GEOS Sequential files.

Specifications

Sample files

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