STOS memory bank

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'''STOS memory bank''' ('''MBK''') is a file format associated with ''STOS: The Game Creator'', a toolkit and programming language (STOS Basic) for creating games for Atari ST computers. It is used to store various types of data, primarily graphics and music.
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'''STOS memory bank''' ('''MBK''') is a file format associated with ''STOS: The Game Creator'', a toolkit and programming language (STOS Basic) for creating games for Atari ST computers. It stores various types of resource data, primarily graphics and music.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
 
Files begin the ASCII signature "{{magic|Lionpoubnk}}".
 
Files begin the ASCII signature "{{magic|Lionpoubnk}}".
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== Related formats ==
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* [[Picture Packer]]
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* [[STOS packed screen]]
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
* [http://dev-docs.atariforge.org/files/STOS_User_Guide.pdf STOS User Guide] → Appendix F: Structure of memory banks
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* [https://archive.org/details/STOS_The_Game_Creator_User_Guide_1988 STOS User Guide] → Appendix F: Structure of memory banks
* [http://www.atari-wiki.com/index.php/STOS.MBK Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.MBK]
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* {{AtariForumWiki|STOS.MBK|Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.MBK}}
* [http://www.atari-wiki.com/index.php/STOS.MBS Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.MBS]
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* {{AtariForumWiki|STOS.MBS|Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.MBS}}
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== Software ==
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* [http://snisurset.net/code/abydos/ abydos]
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* {{Deark}}
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* http://cd.textfiles.com/suzybatari2/stos/ ...
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|suzybatari2/stos/}} ...
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* {{DexvertSamples|image/stosBank}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/stosBAS}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://dev-docs.atariforge.org/files/STOS_User_Guide.pdf STOS User Guide]
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* [https://archive.org/details/STOS_The_Game_Creator_User_Guide_1988 STOS User Guide]
* [http://www.atari-wiki.com/index.php/STOS_BASIC Atari Forum Wiki: STOS BASIC]
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* {{AtariForumWiki|STOS_BASIC|Atari Forum Wiki: STOS BASIC}}
* [[Wikipedia:STOS BASIC]]
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* {{AtariForumWiki|STOS.BAS|Atari Forum Wiki: STOS.BAS}}
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* [[Wikipedia: STOS BASIC]]
  
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[[Category:Game data files]]
 
[[Category:Graphics]]
 
[[Category:Graphics]]
 
[[Category:Audio and Music]]
 
[[Category:Audio and Music]]
 
[[Category:Atari computers]]
 
[[Category:Atari computers]]
 
[[Category:Atari graphics formats]]
 
[[Category:Atari graphics formats]]

Latest revision as of 11:26, 25 June 2024

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Name STOS memory bank
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Extension(s) .mbk, .mbs

STOS memory bank (MBK) is a file format associated with STOS: The Game Creator, a toolkit and programming language (STOS Basic) for creating games for Atari ST computers. It stores various types of resource data, primarily graphics and music.

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[edit] Identification

Files begin the ASCII signature "Lionpoubnk".

[edit] Related formats

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

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