Envoy
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| − | Envoy was a portable document format released around the same time as the [[PDF]] format. It was included in the WordPerfect office suite. Two versions Envoy 1 and Envoy 7 were released. Files were created by printing to a special print driver and opened in a Envoy viewer. | + | Envoy was a portable document format released around the same time as the [[PDF]] format. It was included in the WordPerfect office suite. Two versions Envoy 1 and Envoy 7 were released. Files were created by printing to a special print driver and opened in a Envoy viewer. Originally developed by [https://web.archive.org/web/19990117083613/http://www.twcorp.com/envoy.htm Tumbleweed software] |
==File Format== | ==File Format== | ||
| − | Envoy files have the extension .EVY, compression was changed from LZW in version 1 to LZSS in version 7. Version 1 files can be opened in Envoy 7 viewer. Macintosh versions of Envoy were also created. | + | Envoy files have the extension .EVY, compression was changed from [[LZW]] in version 1 to [[LZSS]] in version 7. Version 1 files can be opened in Envoy 7 viewer. Macintosh versions of Envoy were also created. |
===File Identification=== | ===File Identification=== | ||
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==Sample Files== | ==Sample Files== | ||
* [https://archive.org/download/Corel_WordPerfect_Suite_v6.1_Win31_1996_Eng/Corel-WordPerfect61-Win31.iso/DOCS%2FWPWIN.EVY Sample EVY file from Corel WP Suite v6.1] | * [https://archive.org/download/Corel_WordPerfect_Suite_v6.1_Win31_1996_Eng/Corel-WordPerfect61-Win31.iso/DOCS%2FWPWIN.EVY Sample EVY file from Corel WP Suite v6.1] | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/Corel_Home_Worlds_Greatest_Classic_Books_Win31_1995_Eng Corel Classic Books in Envoy format] | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/19980123165610/http://www.twcorp.com/envoy.htm Samples from Tumbleweed Software] | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|document/envoy}} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Envoy_(WordPerfect)|Envoy : Wikipedia]] | * [[Wikipedia:Envoy_(WordPerfect)|Envoy : Wikipedia]] | ||
* [http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/iseler/tools/read_envoy7.htm Reading Envoy 7 Documents] | * [http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/iseler/tools/read_envoy7.htm Reading Envoy 7 Documents] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:08, 28 December 2023
Envoy was a portable document format released around the same time as the PDF format. It was included in the WordPerfect office suite. Two versions Envoy 1 and Envoy 7 were released. Files were created by printing to a special print driver and opened in a Envoy viewer. Originally developed by Tumbleweed software
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[edit] File Format
Envoy files have the extension .EVY, compression was changed from LZW in version 1 to LZSS in version 7. Version 1 files can be opened in Envoy 7 viewer. Macintosh versions of Envoy were also created.
[edit] File Identification
Version 1 .EVY files begin with the hex values "32 5E 10 10"
Version 7 .EVY files begin with the hex values "B2 97 E1 69"
[edit] Screenshots
[edit] Software
[edit] Sample Files
- Sample EVY file from Corel WP Suite v6.1
- Corel Classic Books in Envoy format
- Samples from Tumbleweed Software
- dexvert samples — document/envoy
