!Manuals/filetypes

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!Manuals/filetypes

This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.

Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.

Tape/disk:	Home » Archimedes archive » Acorn User » AU 1997-Xmas A.adf » StrongHelp
Filename:	!Manuals/filetypes
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File size:	110C bytes
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The filetypes are split into these areas :

  000-0FF	For users personal usage
  100-3FF	For public domain software
  400-DFF	For Commercial and Acorn usage
  E00-FFF	For use by Acorn

Here are some of the more common filetypes:

#Indent 2
#Table Columns 3
111   PCFormat
3D6   <StrManual=>stronghelp:ftype>
AE9   Alarms
AFF   DrawFile
BBC   BBC ROM
DDC   Archive
FC8   DOSDisc
FCC   Device
FCF   Cache
FD6   TaskExec
FD7   TaskObey
FE4   DOS
FEA   Desktop
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FEC   <Template=>FEC>
FED   <Palette=>FED>
FF2   Config
FF4   Printout
FF5   PoScript
FF6   Font
FF7   BBC font
FF8   <Absolute=>FF8>
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This is just an example Help Manual. I Invite *anyone* to improve it.DATA�Directory  (&1000)
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This is a Directory. It is used to group together a collection of files and other directories. On most filing systems on the Archimedes, a directory can contain a maximum of 77 entries.DATARApplication  (&2000)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 application
This is an application directory. It's like any normal directory, but is treated differently by the Filer. The Filer sees that this is an application directory rather than a normal one, by the preceding "!" in the name.
#indent 0

Let's call the directory !X...

 * When first seen by the Filer:
     If !X.!Boot exitst, this will be run, otherwise
     !X.!Sprites will be loaded.
 * When run :
     The file !X.!Run is executed.

The date shown when you select "full info" in the filer
menu, is the date belonging to !X.!RunImageDATA�Obey  (&FEB)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_feb
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#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_fec
This is a Template file. It contains the layout of the windows a program uDATA�Palette  (&FED)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_fed
This is a Palette file. It contains descriptions of the 16 desktop colours, the tree mouse colours and the border colour. This is in the form of 20 <VDU 19=>VDU:19> instructions.te>FREE��tte  (&FED)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_fed
This is a Palette file. It contains descriptions of the 16 desktop colours, the tree mouse colours and the border colour. This is in the form of 20 <VDU 19=>VDU.19> instructions.DATA�Absolute  (&FF8)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_ff8
This is an Absolute file. It contains machine code. When run, it is loaded at address &8000, and this is where execution starts too.DATASprite  (&FF9)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_ff9
This is a sprite file. I hope you know what sprites are, cause I'm not going to tell you.. The format of a sprite file is the same as the format of a <sprite area=>swi:os_spriteopb> in memory, except that the first word is missing.DATAModule  (&FFA)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_ffa
This is a Module. When loaded, it is added to the chain of modules already present, possibly replacing an old one with the same name. A module can provide os commands, SWIs, new screen modes and much more..DATA�BASIC  (&FFB)
#indent 5
#sprite 0,0 file_ffb
This is a tokenised BASIC file. When loaded into any decent text-editor, the data will be presented as normal text, but on file it is stored in a format easier to read by the BASIC intepreter.DATArText (&FFF)
#indent 5
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There really isn't much to say about this filetype, is there..?DATAnTemplate  (&FEC)
#indent 5
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This is a Template file. It contains the layout of the windows a program use. To edit or examine, use one of the many !FormED programs available. To use inside a program, use <Wimp_OpenTemplate=>SWI:Wimp_OpenTemplate>, <Wimp_LoadTemplate=>SWI:Wimp_LoadTemplate> and <Wimp_CloseTemplate=>SWI:Wimp_CloseTemplate>

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