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Format

Unified Emulator Format

Summary

Name
Unified Emulator Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/792
Description
The Unified Emulator Format (UEF) was developed by Thomas Harte and is a format that is used to store audio tapes, ROMs, floppy discs and machine state snapshots for the 8-bit range of computers manufactured by Acorn Computers. UEF files can be created using an application called MakeUEF which converts audio samples into UEF files, MakeUEF claims to be the sole creator of UEF files available on websites prior to November 2004. From version 1.0 of MakeUEF the fidelity of the software was improved and an additional extension of .hq.uef (meaning high quality) was adopted for these files.
File extensions
uef, hq.uef
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

UEF

Note
Header - UEF File!.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
5545462046696C652100
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V83

    Release date
    17 December 2015

    Unified Emulator Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Unified Emulator Format: Full entry added.