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- Dear Apple II Developer:
-
- Please find enclosed the form for a requested File Type and Auxiliary Type
- assignment for Apple II computers. Because the number of file types is
- severely limited (256 total), Apple Computer defines file types as generic
- descriptions of file contents and assigns specific auxiliary types to
- individual developers for specific file formats. These combinations must be
- assigned by Apple, not solely arbitrated, due to the specialized assignment
- nature of generic file type descriptions.
-
- Please copy the form and use it to request all file type and auxiliary type
- assignments.
-
- The following pointers may assist you and prevent delays when requesting an
- assignment:
-
- o You may use previously documented file formats without obtaining an
- assignment for them (for example, you do not have to request an
- assignment for text files, Apple Preferred graphics files or Audio IFF
- sound files).
-
- o You may use file types $F1 through $F8 at your convenience. Apple does
- not and will not arbitrate or document the use of these files.
-
- o You should request an assignment if you create new file formats that you
- wish to identify from a directory entry. For example, text files are
- identified by a file type of $04. If you wish to be able to identify
- your files similarly, you should request an assignment.
-
- o Many programs identify files only by file type and not by auxiliary
- type. These programs only identify your files by the general category
- of the file type, so it is important that we assign the best-suited type
- to your files. Please be as specific as possible in the "Generic type
- of data in file" field so we don't have to ask you for more information.
-
- o All fields on the form are required and must not be left blank. If you
- cannot fill out a field (for example, your program doesn't have a final
- name yet), please use temporary file types and auxiliary types in file
- types $F1 through $F8 until all the information is available. If
- requesting multiple assignments, you may leave the address, technical
- contact and telephone number lines blank as long as the forms are
- attached to each other and one of them has all the fields completed.
-
- o We can accommodate multiple requests (several combinations for one
- program), but we cannot accommodate requests where the auxiliary type
- field has been used as a field of flags. Only Apple Computer, Inc. can
- make such assignments, and then only for files that are system-wide and
- not specific to a particular application.
-
- o When your application ships using your assignment, tell us. Otherwise
- we do not publish or acknowledge the assignment in any way to the world
- at large, and it is not included in the system software. We do not wish
- to pre-announce anyone's software.
-
- o Please use a separate form for each requested file type and auxiliary
- type assignment.
-
- If you can, we would appreciate the file format so we can publish it in an
- Apple II File Type Note. More information can be found in "About File Type
- Notes". If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us at the
- address on the registration form.
-
- Thank you,
-
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- Developer Technical Support
-
-