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ref:xbin [2018/02/06 21:19] – [History] Added alt/bright-palette versions of marilyn and sync disk demo images digital manref:xbin [2020/05/28 19:33] (current) – [XBin] .bin files usually contain CP437 chars digital man
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 ====== XBin ====== ====== XBin ======
  
-XBin (''.xb'') is an ANSI/block art file format created by Tasmaniac of [[http://www.acid.org|ACiD]]. The main "image data" portion of the file is identical in format to that of a BIN (''.bin'') file: an IBM CGA text mode memory dump consisting of pairs of 8-bit character (e.g. alphanumeric or symbolic/graphic) data accompanied by 8-bit attribute (e.g. color) data.+XBin (''.xb'') is an ANSI/block art file format created by Tasmaniac of [[http://www.acid.org|ACiD]]. The main "image data" portion of the file is identical in format to that of a "Binary Text" (''.bin'') file: an IBM CGA text mode memory dump consisting of pairs of 8-bit character (e.g. CP437 alphanumeric or symbolic/graphic) data accompanied by 8-bit attribute (e.g. color) data.
  
 In addition to the "image data", the file may optionally contain: In addition to the "image data", the file may optionally contain:
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   - One or two font (character set) definitions   - One or two font (character set) definitions
  
-===== Example =====+===== Examples =====
 ==== CT-XBIN.XB ==== ==== CT-XBIN.XB ====
 {{:ref:xbin.png?400|An ACiD XBin demonstration file (CT-XBIN.XB) displayed in SyncTERM v1.1b}} {{:ref:xbin.png?400|An ACiD XBin demonstration file (CT-XBIN.XB) displayed in SyncTERM v1.1b}}
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 ==== The same file displayed without embedded font or palette data ==== ==== The same file displayed without embedded font or palette data ====
 {{:ref:xbin_without_font_or_palette.png?400|Does your terminal display XBin's like this?}} {{:ref:xbin_without_font_or_palette.png?400|Does your terminal display XBin's like this?}}
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 +==== cx-unnamed.xb ====
 +{{:ref:unnamed.png?400|A spectacular XBin demonstration displayed in SyncTERM v1.1b (in development)}}
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 +==== tcf - 22 - amidala.XB ====
 +{{:ref:amidala.png?400|Another outrageous example of the art possible through the XBin format}}
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 ===== Fonts ===== ===== Fonts =====
  
ref/xbin.txt · Last modified: 2020/05/28 19:33 by digital man
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