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Format

LocoScript Document

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Summary

Name
LocoScript Document
Version
2
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1305
Format type
Word Processor
Description
The LocoScript Document format is a proprietary word processing format produced by LocoScript 2, a word processor released in 1987 for Amstrad PCWs.
Note
https://www.seasip.info/Unix/Joyce/ls1frm.html
Source
British Library / British Library
Developed by
Locomotive Software / Locomotive Software

Internal signatures

LocoScript Document Version 2

Note
BOF: Magic Bytes 'JOY..' with the last 02 byte specific to file version.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4A4F590102
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V96

    Release date
    21 January 2020

    LocoScript Document 2: Signature developed and samples provided by British Library as part of PRONOM Research Week 2019.

    LocoScript Document 2: Full entry added. Submitted by British Library as part of PRONOM Research Week 2019.