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Name HxC Floppy Emulator Stream Image
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/2039
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Classification Presentation
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Description The HFE (HxC Floppy Emulator) File Format is a floppy bitstream tracks container which was originally designed for the SD HxC Floppy Emulator devices, but is now a universal floppy emulator. This format stores floppy media content at bit-cell level.
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Related file formats None.
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Source Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University
Source date 05 Feb 2025
Source description  
Last updated 05 Feb 2025
Note https://github.com/digitalpreservation/PRONOM_Research/tree/main/Submissions/HFE https://hxc2001.com/floppy_drive_emulator/HFE-file-format.html Specification: https://hxc2001.com/floppy_drive_emulator/HFE-file-format.html
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