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Format

MacBinary

Summary

Name
MacBinary
Version
II
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1762
Format type
Dataset
Description
MacBinary is a format for the encoding of Macintosh files for transmission or storage on other operating systems. This means that all system specific aspects of the file can be reconstituted after transmission. The file itself combines the two forks of a MacOS file into a single file alongside the metadata.
File extensions
bin
Source
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Developed by
Apple Computer, Inc.

Relationships

Is previous version of
Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

MacBinary II

Note
BOF; Offset: 0; Byte Sequence: 00x00 repeated in 73 bytes and then 7 bytes and then in 16 bytes 00x 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000081

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
00{73}00{7}00{16}000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000081
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V108

    Release date
    5 September 2022

    MacBinary II: Signature researched and samples provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    MacBinary II: Full entry added. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.