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From: Jim.Spencer@p510.f22.n282.z1.mmug.edgar.mn.org.org (Jim Spencer)
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Subject: MacPaint file format.
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Date: 6 Mar 91 00:22:24 GMT
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David john burrowes writes in a message to All

DJB> Perhaps I'm overlooking something painfully obvious, but I can't 
DJB> figure out what format the data in a MacPaint document is formatted 
DJB> in. Initially I assumed it would be a direct dump of a bitmap 
DJB> or perhaps a picture data type. But the information in a test 
DJB> file I created doesn't mesh with these at all. Indeed. I couldn't 
DJB> find a direct hex representation of the bitmap I'd created anywhere 
DJB> in the file. And I can't find further help in Inside Mac anywhere. 
DJB> 
DJB> Thus. I would appreciate: pointers to the portion(s) of IM that 
DJB> I should read. or explanations of the format of a MacPaint file. 
DJB> or aid in getting a tech note that would explain it (my copy 
DJB> of the tech notes stack is zapped, and I don't have FTP access). 
DJB> or any other nifty ideas you have. 

The MacPaint document format is detailed in Tech Note 86.  There's got to be someone around who can print that one document for you or send you a fresh copy of the stack.