File Extension | Type of File | Binary or ASCII File | Recommended Software to Use |
---|---|---|---|
.arj | Compressed File | Binary | ARJ Decompressor |
.au | Sound File | Binary | Playany or GoldWave |
.avi | Movie File | Binary | Avi Pro |
.bas | Basic Programming Language File | Binary | Run program in QBasic for DOS |
.bmp | Picture | Binary | Paintbrush for Windows or Paint Shop Pro |
.clp | Picture from the Clipboard in Windows | Binary | Use the Clipbard in Windows or Paint Shop Pro |
.des | Text File | ASCII | Use a wordprocessor |
.doc | Text File | ASCII | use a wordprocessor |
.dvi | Text File | Binary | ???? |
.exe | Self Extracting File Or An Executable File | Binary | To run, type the filename |
.gif | Picture | Binary | Paint Shop Pro |
.gz | Compressed File | Binary | To use the file, it needs to be decompressed |
.html or .htm | Code commonly used for WWW Pages | ACSII or BINARY | Netscape or another Web Browser |
.jpg | Picture | Binary | Paint Shop Pro |
.mid | Sound File | Binary | Midi Player or Windows Media Player |
.mov | Movie known as QuickTime | Binary | Use a Quicktime Player like QuickTime for Windows |
.mpg | Movie known as MPEG | Binary | Use a MPEG player like Windows MPEG PLayer or MPEG Viewer For DOS or Windows |
.pcx | Picture | Binary | Paintbrush or Paint Shop Pro |
.ps | Text File known as Postscript | ASCII | Send to a printer that can print Postscript |
.snd | Sound File | Binary | GoldWave |
.tar | UNIX compressed file | Binary | DeTar V1.1 or PdTar |
.tga | Picture | Binary | Paint Shop Pro |
.tif | Picture | Binary | Paint Shop Pro |
.txt | Text File | Binary | Use a wordprocessor |
.voc | Sound File | Binary | GoldWave |
.wav | Sound File | Binary | Windows Sound Recorder or GoldWave |
.wpg | Word Perfect Graphic | Binary | Paint Shop Pro |
.Z | Compressed File | Binary | To use, file must be decompressed |
.zip | Compressed File | Binary | File must be decompressed. Pkunzip |