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From: slh@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
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Subject: Re: Format of .bmp files
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Date: 28 Apr 91 03:33:07 GMT
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In article <Y''_?$=@warwick.ac.uk> esrmm@warwick.ac.uk (Denis Anthony) writes:
>There appears to be a header of ? 214 bytes after which the uncompressed pixels go. 
>Is this right ? And what is the header composed of? Presumably colour maps etc.
>
>Anyone got a document on this format. Much appreciated if so, or some source code
>to read it will do.
>
	I believe it is documented in the ms reference manual volume 2.
	Although not necessarily clearly or accurately.