XBIN
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It is closely tied to the capabilities of the text modes of VGA graphics cards. The font can be customized. Though limited to 16 colors, a custom palette can be used. | It is closely tied to the capabilities of the text modes of VGA graphics cards. The font can be customized. Though limited to 16 colors, a custom palette can be used. | ||
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| + | == Disambiguation == | ||
| + | '''xbin''' is also the name of an old utility[{{CdTextfilesURL|sourcecode/unix_c/macintsh/}}] that translates [[BinHex]] files. | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
* [http://www.acid.org/images/0896/XBIN.TXT eXtended BIN Format specification] | * [http://www.acid.org/images/0896/XBIN.TXT eXtended BIN Format specification] | ||
| − | ** | + | ** {{CdTextfiles|darkdomain/artpacks/1996/acdu0896.zip|acdu0896.zip}} → XBIN.TXT |
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120204063040/http://www.acid.org/info/xbin/x_spec.htm XBin Specifications] (from archive.org) | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120204063040/http://www.acid.org/info/xbin/x_spec.htm XBin Specifications] (from archive.org) | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
| − | * | + | * {{CdTextfiles|darkdomain/artpacks/1996/acdu0896.zip|acdu0896.zip}} → *.XB |
* [http://www.blocktronics.org/downloads/artpacks/blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip] → *.xb | * [http://www.blocktronics.org/downloads/artpacks/blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip] → *.xb | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:XBin|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:XBin|Wikipedia article]] | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 18 February 2019
XBIN (eXtended BIN) is a character graphics format. Its purpose is similar to that of ANSI Art. It was designed to be a successor to BIN format. It uses a specialized RLE compression algorithm.
It is closely tied to the capabilities of the text modes of VGA graphics cards. The font can be customized. Though limited to 16 colors, a custom palette can be used.
Contents |
Disambiguation
xbin is also the name of an old utility[1] that translates BinHex files.
Identification
Files begin with 'X' 'B' 'I' 'N' 0x1A.
Specifications
- eXtended BIN Format specification
- acdu0896.zip → XBIN.TXT
- XBin Specifications (from archive.org)
Software
See also ANSI Art#Software.
Sample files
- acdu0896.zip → *.XB
- blocktronics_block_to_the_future.zip → *.xb
