BSAVE (graphics Image Format)

BSAVE (graphics Image Format)

A BSAVE Image (aka "BSAVED Image") as it is referenced in a graphics program is an image file format created usually by saving raw video memory to disk (sometimes but not always in a BASIC program using the BSAVE command).

This format was in general use when the IBM PC was introduced. It was also in general use on the Apple II in the same time period. The Commodore 128 followed with the addition of the BSAVE and BLOAD Commands a short time later.

On the IBM, BSaved graphics and text images could be created for any video mode, with more complexity for the newer modes. On the Apple II and Commodore 128 BSaved Graphics were generally all that was used.

Read more about BSAVE (graphics Image Format):  Typical File Format, Origin, Historical Use, Recent Use IBM PC, Specifications Commodore 64 and 128

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