BSQ (W1GOH)

File Format
Name	BSQ (W1GOH)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Transfer Encodings BSQ (W1GOH)
Extension(s)	.bsq
Released	1985

BSQ (W1GOH Binary SQueeze) is a binary-to-text file encoding utility and format. It was developed by Steve Ward and "W1GOH". It has some connection to the amateur radio community.

In addition to encoding, it does simple data compression.

Identification

Version 1 files start with ASCII "=== BSQ 1 FILE".

Version 2 files start with ASCII "=== BSQ ver   2".

Software

• bsq.arc - BSQ v2.0 (source code + binaries for DOS and CP/M)