The Print Shop
The Print Shop is a desktop publishing application from Brøderbund.
Early versions of it stored clip art libraries in a pair of files whose names begin with "GR", and which apparently use extensions ".NAM" and ".DAT". The .NAM file contains names, and the .DAT file contains graphics.
A version of it named The New Print Shop used a variant format with filename extensions ".PNM" and ".POG".
There are many other file extensions, for different graphics formats, format versions, border graphics, fonts, etc. These include .PNG, .CNG, .PBG, .PBD, .POB, .PFN, .PNF, and probably many others. More research is needed here.
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Format details
Click Art
A DAT file consists of a 572-byte raw bitmap segment for each (bi-level, 88×52) image. It is usually a multiple of 572 bytes in size.
POG files are apparently the same as DAT files, except that they begin with a 10-byte header.
The Print Shop versions 5-6
Versions 5-6 (1997-1999) uses 15 different extensions to identify project types. Files are in a proprietary format, header begins with hex values "79 A6 00 00 49 49 49 49 38"
| Project Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Banners | PDB |
| Blank Pages | PDS |
| Business Cards | PCB |
| Calendars | PDC |
| Certificates | PCC |
| Envelopes | PCE |
| Greeting Cards | PDG |
| Labels | PDA |
| Letterhead | PDL |
| Online Greetings | PSO |
| Pamphlets | PDP |
| Photo Pages | PHO |
| Postcards | PCP |
| Post-It Notes | PPI |
| Signs | PDS |
The Print Shop versions 10-23.1
Versions 10-23.1 (2000-2010) uses 26 different extensions to identify project types. All are in the "OLE2" document container format.
| Project Type | Extension |
|---|---|
| Banners | BAN |
| Booklets | BRO |
| Brochures | BRO |
| Business Cards | BIZ |
| Calendars | CAL |
| Cards | CAR |
| Certificates | CER |
| Envelopes | ENV |
| Fax Sheets | FAX |
| Forms | SIG |
| Half-fold Cards | HCR |
| Labels | LBL |
| Letterhead | LET |
| Newsletters | NWS |
| Note Cards | NOT |
| Photo Albums | NWS |
| Photo Collages | SIG |
| Photo Novelties | SIG |
| Postcards | PCR |
| Presentations | NWS |
| Quick Prints | PHP |
| Report Covers | NWS |
| Resumes | NWS |
| Signs | SIG |
| Transfers | TSH |
| Web Pages | WEB |
The Print Shop versions 2-5
Versions 2.0 (2010) through 5.0 (2019) use the file Format .PSproj for all projects. Software cannot open previous versions.
See also
- PrintMaster (similar application)
- PrintPartner (similar application)
Specifications
- PM_PS_BS.ZIP → PM-PS-BS.DOC - Has a description of NAM/DAT format
Software
Sample files
NAM/DAT
- http://cd.textfiles.com/swinnund/disk3/CLIPART/ → PS?.EXE, PSCHURCH.EXE, PSFLAGS.EXE, PSGRAPH?.EXE, PSRGANG.EXE (Self-extracting ZIP format)
- http://cd.textfiles.com/hamradio/misc/hamgraph/
PNM/POG
- http://cd.textfiles.com/swinnund/disk3/CLIPART/ → NPS?.EXE (Self-extracting ZIP format)
Various
- Some files at http://cd.textfiles.com/640swstudio/CLIPART/ (index)
- Some files at http://cd.textfiles.com/somuch/smsharew/CLIPART/
- Some files at http://cd.textfiles.com/powerpakgold/GRAPHC_F/ (index)
