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Format

HxC Floppy Emulator Disk Image

Summary

Name
HxC Floppy Emulator Disk Image
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2031
Format type
Presentation
Description
The HFE (HxC Floppy Emulator) File Format is a floppy bitstream tracks container which was originally designed for the SD HxC Floppy Emulator devices, but is now a universal floppy emulator. This format stores floppy media content at bit-cell level.
Note
https://github.com/digital-preservation/PRONOM_Research/tree/main/Submissions/HFE https://hxc2001.com/floppy_drive_emulator/HFE-file-format.html Specification: https://hxc2001.com/floppy_drive_emulator/HFE-file-format.html
File extensions
hfe
Submitted by
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University

Internal signatures

HxC Floppy Emulator Disk Image

Description
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: HXCPICFE

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4858435049434645
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V120

    Release date
    25 February 2025
    • Added format

      HxC Floppy Emulator Disk Image: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

    • Added signature

      HxC Floppy Emulator Disk Image: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.