Format

Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Glossary File

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Summary

Version

Generic

Identifiers

MIME: application/msword
Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.microsoft.word.doc
PUID: fmt/1689

Format type

Word Processor

Description

Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Glossary is proprietary format of Microsoft Word application used on MS-DOS operating system. It includes data that helps convert glossary terms between versions of Word. Microsoft Word for MS-DOS application featured graphics video mode and mouse support in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface. The application could run in text mode or graphics mode with little visual difference between the two modes. The Microsoft Word, word processing application for MS-DOS, was first released in 1983. There were several versions of Microsoft Word for MS-DOS from version 1 in 1983 to last version released in 1993. Each of these versions included support for glossary (.gly) file format. The header for each version is similar to the .doc file format header but with one byte (3) difference. This is a generic entry for this format however, other versions respond to the same byte pattern in different versions as .doc formats for MS-DOS. Please see the full list of versions in PRONOM and using the links provided in the Notes section as well as, the manual for MS-DOS versions 1x which can be downloaded from WinWorld.

Note

https://web.archive.org/web/20220513091703/https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-word/1x-dos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_(computing)#Microsoft_Word_Binary_File_Format https://web.archive.org/web/20220517101947/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Word https://www.docfly.com/blog/2020/a-brief-history-of-microsoft-word

File extensions

gly

Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Developed by

Microsoft Corporation

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