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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
Submitted by
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

Description
WS2000ΓΏ1.00
Provenance
08/2023 (v.113)- Max offset sequence expanded by 2 bytes. Submitted by the National Library of New Zealand.

Byte sequences

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

Changelog

  • V114

    Release date
    22 August 2023
    • Updated

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

  • V108

    Release date
    5 September 2022
    • Updated

      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.

  • V95

    Release date
    9 May 2019
    • Updated

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

  • V85

    Release date
    29 June 2016
    • Added format

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

    • Added signature

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