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Format

IBM DisplayWrite DCA Text File

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Summary

Name
IBM DisplayWrite DCA Text File
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/148
Format type
Word Processor
Description
DisplayWrite was a word processor software application that IBM developed for the IBM PC and PCjr.DisplayWrite's native file format is based on IBM's DCA (Document Content Architecture) RFT (Revisable Form Text) specification, but with additional structures.
File extensions
dca
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

IBM DisplayWrite DCA Text File

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: ..á... â...Q..

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
0005E103000020E2050001510100
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    IBM DisplayWrite DCA Text File: Added internal signature and description. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.

    IBM DisplayWrite DCA Text File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.