Softinka - File Types defined in the OS ZXVGS.

<b>Softinka</b> - File Types defined in the OS ZXVGS.

    File types specified in ZXVGS

Origin of extensions:
new - new, specific to the needs ZXVGS
old - downward compatibility
other - with other platforms.

Possible operations:
load - the file can be run using
RSX,
data - data from the file can be downloaded using the RSX,
run - ZXVGS can run such a file,
screen - the file can be used to
storage screen.

Type of Operation Description

$ B old run Hobeta TR-DOS file - BASIC
$ C old - Hobeta TR-DOS file - CODE
$ T old - Hobeta TR-DOS file - text
$ W old - Hobeta TR-DOS file - text
ACH old - snapshot file (???)
BA2 new - BASIC file with instructions

                for TOS A.2. Title:

                (0, len, start, prog, line)

                all BASIC files
BD1 new - BASIC file with instructions

                for DISCiPLE / + D
BI1 new - BASIC file with instructions

                for Interface 1
BLK old data image of the tape emulator

                Sinclair 2.0, see TAP.RZX
BJR new - BASIC file with instructions

                for ELWRO 800 Junior,

                see ". PRG"
BMP other - Graphic
BZX new load BASIC file with simple

                disc instructions

                see BZX.RZX
COD old - Same as ". CZX", but with

                17 B tape

                title
COM other - software for CP / M
CZX new data, file type CODE. Title:

        screen (3, len, start, # FFFF, # FFFF)
DAT old - data file without header
DSK old - disk image for the ZX +3 or

                SAM or??
DZX new data standard number array

                or character array

                Title:

                (1, len, start, name, # FFFF)

                Title:

                (2, len, start, name, # FFFF)
FDI old - disk image TR-DOS
GIF other - Graphic
GRP other - Graphic file (for the MSX)

                multicolor
GZX new data, Source to the assembler

        screen GENS3
HC new - Source for HiSoft C
HP new - Source for HiSoft Pascal

                (HP4S, HP4T)
HRS old - interlaced display high
                th resolution (512x384)
IFF other - Graphic
JPG other - Graphic
MDR old - The image of the tape Microdrive (cm

                description of the emulator "Z80")
MLT old - Multicolor Screen

                (Used in the MB-02)??
NEL old - Library under NeOS
NEX old - A program NeOS
PCX other - Graphic
PRG old - Same as ". BJR", but with

                17 B tape

                title
PTX old - Source to the assembler

                Prometheus
RAW old data, See CZX, typically 48kB

        screen with the address # 4000
ROM other data, contents of ROM, no Zago
        screen cleverly length is a multiple of 128
RZX new - Resident Extension

                System ZXVGS. Title:

                (14, len, start, codelen,

                rsxflags)
SCL old run files Archives TR-DOS
SCR old data, without the title screen (directly
        A direct screen contents

                screen memory)
SEM old - snapshot file (???)
SIT old - snapshot file (???)
SLT old - snapshot file (to load the
                kami through command

                # ED # FB), see SLT.RZX
SNA old - snapshot file, see SNA.RZX
SNX old - snapshot file (???)
SP old - snapshot emulator

                "ZX Spectrum", see SP.RZX
SPC old - The image of the band (???)
SV? new - state of the game or configuration
                configurations with a structure determined
                definition of the user;

                usually "SV0" .. "SV9" or

                "SV @" for tables of records

                Title: (13, len, start,

                namelen, restlen)
SZX new data, screen (the screen content

        screen area). Title:

               (3, # 1B00, start, # FFFF, # FFFF)
TAP old data image of the tape (see description

                Emulator "Z80")
TRD old - disk image TR-DOS
TXT other - Text (RSX can perekodi
                rovat line breaks)
TZX old - The image of the tape (see description

                Emulator "X128")
UDG new data, symbols of UDG. Title:

        screen (3, # 00A8, start, # FFFF, # FFFF)
VFL new - ZXVGS icons for files in

                current directory
VGS new - A program ZXVGS (compression
                Taya by ZXVGSC3 +),

                Except for the file "VGS.VGS"
VOC other - The image of the tape (see description

                Emulator "X128")
Vnn new - or the overlay program is under

                ZXVGS, compressed using

                ZXVGSC1 or ZXVGSC2;

                nn = 00 .. 99
ZX old - snapshot length of 49 486 B

                Emulator KGB
Z80 old run, snapshot file (sm.opisanie

        screen emulator "X128")
ZX8 old - snapshot file (Specculator

                '97), Full expansion

                in fact ". ZX82"
ZXS old - File ZX32
ZXT new - the text (end of line ^ M = 13,

                eof = ^ @ 0)

File Structure "*. BZX", "*. CZX", "*. DZX"
identical.
The same can be said about the files "*. GZX",
"*. HC", "*. HP".

Double-byte numbers in the headers (start, len,
prog) lie in the order of L, H. This does not apply to 
compressed files. -----------------------------------------( C) 
2001-10-29 Jarek Adamski {Zxvgs@yarek.com}, 
{http://zxvgs.yarek.com}