BIN (Binary Text)

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* [http://sixteencolors.net/pack/tcf20/2013%20-%2016%20-%20TCF%20-%2016%20-%20Colors.bin 2013 - 16 - TCF - 16 - Colors.bin]
 
* [http://sixteencolors.net/pack/tcf20/2013%20-%2016%20-%20TCF%20-%2016%20-%20Colors.bin 2013 - 16 - TCF - 16 - Colors.bin]
 
* [http://www.blocktronics.org/downloads/artpacks/blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip] → [http://blocktronics.org/fil-412-bin/ fil-412.bin]
 
* [http://www.blocktronics.org/downloads/artpacks/blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip] → [http://blocktronics.org/fil-412-bin/ fil-412.bin]
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/binaryText/test.bin
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/binaryText/
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[ANSI Art]]
 
* [[ANSI Art]]
 
* [[XBIN]]
 
* [[XBIN]]

Revision as of 13:43, 5 August 2020

File Format
Name BIN (Binary Text)
Ontology
Extension(s) .bin

BIN (or Binary Text, BinaryText, BinText, Binary, BiNARY, etc.) is a character graphics format associated with the ANSI Art community. Its lack of a distinctive name, file extension, or signature makes it difficult to find information about it.

Contents

Format details

BIN is basically a raw copy of PC screen memory, with each character encoded as two bytes in the usual PC way: one for the character code, followed by one for the attributes. The character encoding would be one of the MS-DOS encodings, usually CP437 in English-speaking countries. There are usually 160 characters (320 bytes) per line. Some BIN files have a SAUCE metadata segment at the end of the file, which may specify a different number of characters per line.

Software

See also ANSI Art#Software.

Sample files

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