Asteroid

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File Format
Name Asteroid
Ontology
Extension(s) .ast
Released ~1996

Asteroid is a binary-to-text encoding utility and format. It was developed by W. J. G. Overington.

Specifications

  • Refer to the source code, or any encoded file, for a description of the format.

Identification

For v1.0, at least, an encoded file starts with ASCII "This file is coded using the ASTEROID system.".

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