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Format

Wordstar 2000

Summary

Name
Wordstar 2000
Version
1
Identifiers
  • Library of Congress Format Description Identifier: fdd000552
  • PUID: fmt/882
  • Wikidata QID Identifier: Q105856544
Format type
Word Processor
Description
Wordstar 2000 is a version of the Wordstar word proccessor application that was popular in the early to mid 1980s and was created by MicroPro. Wordstar 2000 files are likely to lack a file extension.
Note
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/WordStar https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000552
Source
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
Developed by
MicroPro Inc

Relationships

Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

Wordstar 2000 v1 File

Note
WS2000ΓΏ1.00

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
130
Byte Sequence
7F20575332303030FF312E3030
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V114

    Release date
    22 August 2023

    Wordstar 2000: Changed offset from 128 to 130. Submitted by National Library of New Zealand.

  • Updated in V108

    Release date
    5 September 2022

    Wordstar 2000 (1): Note field updated. Addition of Library of Congress Format Description and Wikidata QID identifiers. Relationships between other WordStar entries added. Submitted by Library of Congress.

  • Updated in V95

    Release date
    9 May 2019

    Wordstar 2000 1: Added a 128-byte max offset. Requested by National Library of New Zealand.

  • Added in V85

    Release date
    29 June 2016

    Wordstar 2000: Signature submitted by the National Library of New Zealand.

    Wordstar 2000: Full entry added. Submitted by the National Library of New Zealand.