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Name PageMaker PC Document
Version 6.0
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/vnd.pagemaker
PUID:  x-fmt/174
Family  
Classification Word Processor
Disclosure  
Description PageMaker is a discontinued desktop publishing program created by Aldus Corporation in 1985. Originally created for Macintosh computers the PC version was released in 1987. It was purchased alongside other Aldus software such as FreeHand in 1994. File extensions begin with either pm or pt, for the PageMaker file or for PageMaker template, followed by the version number.
Orientation Text
Byte order  
Related file formats Equivalent to PageMaker Mac Document (6.0)
Has priority over Pagemaker Document (Generic)  
Is previous version of PageMaker PC Document (6.5-7.0)
Is previous version of PageMaker Mac Document (6.5-7.0)
Is subsequent version of PageMaker PC Document (5.0)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated
Aldus Corporation
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 10 Oct 2003
Source description This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
Last updated 30 Jun 2022
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