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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.
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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. 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.
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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]
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* [https://archive.org/details/Corel_Home_Worlds_Greatest_Classic_Books_Win31_1995_Eng Corel Classic Books in Envoy format]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980123165610/http://www.twcorp.com/envoy.htm Samples from Tumbleweed Software]
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* {{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

File Format
Name Envoy
Ontology
Extension(s) .evy
PRONOM fmt/1286, fmt/1287
Type Code EVYD
Wikidata ID Q5381415
Released 1993

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

Envoy1.0a-About.png

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample Files

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