Format
SXG (ZX Spectrum) Graphic File
Summary
- Name
- SXG (ZX Spectrum) Graphic File
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/1583
- Format type
- Image (Raster)
- Description
- SXG is a graphics format for the ZX Spectrum. SXG stands for "Speccy eXtended Graphic". Speccy is another name Spectrum is commonly known by its fan following. The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer developed by Sinclair Research, pioneered by Clive Sinclair. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982 and went on to become Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Games comprised the majority of commercial ZX Spectrum software. The SXG format was mostly used for graphics in early computer games on ZX Spectrum microcomputers.
- Note
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/SXG_(ZX_Spectrum) http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/424/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-48k/ https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/sep/17/clive-sinclair-zx-spectrum-offbeat-brilliance
- File extensions
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sxg - Submitted by
- The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
Internal signatures
SXG (ZX Spectrum) Graphic File
- Description
- BOF; Offset: 0; Magic Bytes: '.SXG.'
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
7F53584703- Endianness
- None
Changelog
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V101
- Release date
- 15 February 2022
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Added format
SXG (ZX Spectrum) Graphic File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
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Added signature
SXG (ZX Spectrum) Graphic File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.