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Format

Lotus WordPro Document

Summary

Name
Lotus WordPro Document
Version
96
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.lotus-wordpro
  • PUID: x-fmt/340
Format type
Word Processor
Description
Lotus Word Pro is a word processor program produced by the Lotus Software Group as part of the Lotus SmartSuite office suite. The initial release was in 1988. Is was the successor to Ami Pro and used on Microsoft Windows-compatible computers and on IBM OS/2 Warp.
File extensions
lwp
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Is previous version of

Internal signatures

Lotus WordPro 96

Note
Header ASCII: WordPro followed by regularly recurring sequence

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
576F726450726F0DFB000000000000000005985C8172030040CCC1BFFFBDF9(50|70)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V98

    Release date
    27 October 2021

    Lotus WordPro Document (96): Description updated and signature updated to allow for an alternative (50|70) byte ending. Signature developed and samples provided by Aarhus Stadsarkiv.

  • Updated in V66

    Release date
    18 December 2012

    Lotus WordPro Document 96.0: MIME-Type information added.

  • Updated in V51

    Release date
    15 July 2011

    Lotus WordPro Document 96: Existing signature refined by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA, and record title updated to distinguish different versions.

  • Added in V49

    Release date
    5 April 2011

    Lotus WordPro Document 96/97: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.