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From: raymond@math.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen)
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Subject: Re: PCX file Format
Message-ID: <1991Feb14.043805.28597@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 14 Feb 91 04:38:05 GMT
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In-Reply-To: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka)

In article <1991Feb13.052421.2338@vpnet.chi.il.us>, cgordon@vpnet (gordon hlavenka) writes:
>This should probably be in a FAQ someplace...

Actually, it *is* in a FAQ someplace.

[$Id: csip.faq 4.14 91/02/01 16:23:45 raymond Exp Locker: raymond $]

3.3)  What are the GIF, TIFF, BGI, PCX, OBJ, EXE file formats?  ...

    SIMTEL20 has GIF, TIFF and BGI file formats, as well as the Borland BGI
    toolkit (also available from Borland).  The formats for .OBJ and .EXE
    files can be found in the MS-DOS Encyclopedia.  The PCX file format can
    be obtained from ZSoft (their address is in the old.questions file)....

The old.questions file says

S: File format, PCX
R: elliott@optilink.UUCP (Paul Elliott) 8 May 90
>Used by PC Paintbrush program, supported by ZSoft Corp.
>Zsoft has a BBS, download TECHREF.TXT -- this has the file format defined.
>The ZBBS phone number: 404-427-1045 and 404-424-3146 (300/1200/2400/9600PEP)
>I have a copy of TECHREF.TXT, and can email on request.
R: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka) 6 Jun 90
>Call ZSoft tech support (voice) at (404) 428-0008.  They will send you
>(free!) the Technical Reference Manual for PC Paintbrush, including C code.
R: akcs.bagger@vpnet.chi.il.us (Brother Bagger) 8 Oct 90
>Write to Zsoft Corporation, 450 Franklin Rd. Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30067
>or call (404) 428-0008.  The document is free and is promptly sent.
Q: sharik@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu (Harikrishnan Sundararaghavan) 22 Jan 91