Posted By
BushRat
on 2009-04-07
14:33:53
|  Re: Loading Screen in Vampyre Cross
Plus/4 Filename Extensions (2/21/96)
This is the final (and agreed upon) listing of the currently used filename extensions that you will encounter.
SUFFIXES:
.SAG - Stand Alone Graphic
(uncompressed self displaying hires graphic)
.SDG - Self Displaying Graphic
(compressed self displaying hires graphic)
.SAM - Stand Alone Multicolor
(uncompressed self displaying multicolor graphic)
.SDG - Self Displaying Multicolor
(compressed self displaying multicolor graphic)
.SCF - Sid Card File
(3 voice music files for use with the 8250 Sid Card)
.SSF - Stereo Sid File
(6 voice music files for the 8250/2 Super Card)
.SID - SID (music file)
(converted music files for use with a +4 TED player)
.LRM - LOAD and RUN music files for the +4
(does NOT need the Sid Card)
.LRS - LOAD and RUN music files for the +4
(requires the 8250 Sid Card)
.DIG - Digitized sound file
(4-bit digital format)
.+DIG - Digitized sound file
(8-bit digital format)
.WAV - Files for use with WAVE Player+4 and Digimaster+4
.RAW - Files for use with Digimaster +4
.ANI - Animation file
(LOAD and RUN multi screen animated graphic)
.HIG - Hires Interlace Graphic LOAD and RUN file
(made with ULTRAPAINT(H)+4)
.MIG - Multicolor Interlace Graphic LOAD and RUN file
(made with ULTRAPAINT(M)+4)
.MAC - MAC Paint files
(for use with MACVIEW +4)
.CVT - GEOS files for use with GEOS 3.5 or GEOVIEWER +4
(Plus/4 version of GEOS 2.0)
.LNX - Plus/4 Lynx file
(fully compatible with C64 and C128 Lynx programs)
.LIB - Plus/4 Library file
(fully compatible with C64 and C128 .LIB programs)
.FAX - FAX packet files for use with DATAFAX Plus/4
(these are formatted files for use with a Plus/4 FAX program)
.PAL - PAL-B video format files
(for those of us that have a dual NTSC/PAL machine/monitor setup)
.+SDL - Plus/4 Self Dissolving Lynx
(Plus/4 specific)
.+SDF - Plus/4 Self Dissovling File
(Plus/4 specific compressed file archiver)
.ARC - Plus/4 ARC file created with ARC3.50 on the Plus/4
(fully compatible with ARC 2.30 and up)
.+SDA - Plus/4 Self Dissolving Archive
(Plus/4 specific SDA)
.CFA - Combined File Archive
(Plus/4 specific upgrade of Library)
.RUNME -RUN and READ text or doc file
(just what the name suggests)
.WP - Plus/4 wordprocessor file
(read with the built-in WP or with Printed Word on C64)
.D or .DOC - Standard sequential text
(always PETSCII)
.ASC - ASCII text file
(read with ASCII READ/PRINT+4)
.P - Packed Plus/4 program file
(requires Unpacker Utility)
.P+ - Self Unpacking Plus/4 program file
(will unpack and store to disk as a program file)
(C) - Compressed Plus/4 program file
(will decompress when RUN, can be SAVEd as a standard program file)
.ZIP - Plus/4 PKzipped file created with PKZIP Plus/4
(compatible with the C64 and C128 files)
.GIF - Plus/4 .GIF graphic file
(fully compatible with C64 and C128 viewers)
.+GIF - Plus/4 Enhanced .GIF file
(121 color version of .GIF graphic files)
.RLE - Plus/4 RLE graphic file.
(fully compatible with C64 and C128 GIF viewers)
.+RLE - Plus/4 Enhanced RLE
(121 color version of .RLE graphic files)
.51 - Plus/4 program files that require the 1551 disk drive.
(will NOT LOAD properly on 1541/71/81 disk drives)
.80 - 80 column format graphic files for the Plus/4
(requires an RGB monitor and the 8568 Video Card/64K VDC RAM)
.REU - Program requires the 1764/50 REU adapter
(or a 256K/384K/512K/640k/768K/896K/1MEG expanded Plus/4)
PREFIXES:
CS. - Alternate character sets that are suitable for the +4
JJ - Compressed Hires graphic
(same as the C64 version)
GG - Compressed Multicolor graphic
(same as the C64 version)
CM - Compressed Multicolor graphic
(specific for the Plus/4 and will be useful on the C128)
EM - Enhanced Multicolor
(specific for the Plus/4, is almost identical to the double Koalas)
PIC. - Micro Illustrator graphic files
(there are files for Micro Illustrator +4 and C64)
G. - Botticelli(pal) Advanced Artist(ntsc) Hires Plus/4 graphic files.
M. - MultiBoticelli(pal) Advanced Artist(ntsc) Multicolor Plus/4 graphic files.
C. - Character sets for use with the Advanced Artist program
TP - TED Paint (hires) graphic files.
\ - Plus/4 music file
(will load and run with the player)
\+ - Plus/4 stand alone 2-voice music file.
(LOAD and RUN)
P. - Packed Text files that require the Packed Text Read/Printer utility
P! - Self Unpacking Plus/4 text file
(will unpack and SAVE itself as a std. sequential file)
TB. - Turboloading Boot file
(Turboloader for those that don't have the Superload cartridge)
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