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From: death@btr.btr.com (David john burrowes)
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Subject: MacPaint file format.
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Date: 3 Mar 91 17:54:00 GMT
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I apologize if this is a well-worn question, and encourage direct replies
rather than further postings that cluter the net up.

Perhaps I'm overlooking something painfully obvious, but I can't figure out
what format the data in a MacPaint document is formatted in.  Initially I
assumed it would be a direct dump of a bitmap or perhaps a picture data type.
But the information in a test file I created doesn't mesh with these at all.
Indeed.  I couldn't find a direct hex representation of the bitmap I'd created
anywhere in the file.  And I can't find further help in Inside Mac anywhere.

Thus.  I would appreciate: pointers to the portion(s) of IM that I should read.
or explanations of the format of a MacPaint file.  or  aid in getting a
tech note that would explain it (my copy of the tech notes stack is zapped,
and I don't have FTP access).   or any other nifty ideas you have.

Thanks very much in advance.

\david john burrowes			death@brt.com