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Format

Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document

Summary

Name
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document
Version
1.0
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/msword
  • Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.microsoft.word.doc
  • PUID: fmt/346
Format type
Word Processor
Description
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document is a Graphical User Interface word processor designed to be used Mac operating systems.
Release date
01 Jan 1985
Format encoding
Text
File extensions
mcw
Submitted by
Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation

Relationships

Is previous version of

Internal signatures

Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 1.0

Description
Header: wIdent (2 bytes) (FE32h); nFib – version number of file format (2 bytes )(00C1h)
Provenance
Signature identified by Georgia Tech Research Institute

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
FE3200C1
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V79

    Release date
    6 November 2014
    • Updated

      Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 1.0: Updated description, added apple and mimetype and documentation information. Submitted by the British Library.

  • V51

    Release date
    15 July 2011
    • Added format

      Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 1.0: Outline entry added. Submission from Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.

    • Added signature

      Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 1.0: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.