256 file - How do I open a .256 file?

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• What is the .256 file?
• What program do I need to open a .256 file?
• How can the .256 file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .256 files to another format?

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1 extension(s) and 1 alias(es) found in database

✅ Descent Palette Data

.256

Description:
The 256 file is a Descent Palette Data. Descent is a 3D first-person shooter video game developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Entertainment Corp. in 1995.

256 format description

Category: Game Data files

Application: Descent

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

256 aliases:

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256 related links:

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256 related extensions:

.pig

Descent Data

.pog

Descent 2 Data

.pof

Descent Model Data

.blk

Descent Mission Builder Block

.hog

Descent Mission File

.sow

Descent Archive

✅ Commodore Amiga Interchange File Format Bitmap

.iff

Description:
The IFF file is a Commodore Amiga Interchange File Format Bitmap. The Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. Hold-And-Modify (HAM) is a screenmode of the Commodore Amiga computer with 4096 colors.

The IFF format description is not yet available

Category: Graphic files

Application: Recoil

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

IFF aliases:

256

IFF related links:

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IFF related extensions:

.sham

Commodore Amiga Sliced HAM Image

.deep

Commodore Amiga TVPaint Image

.rgb8

Commodore Amiga TurboSilver Image

.pnt

Atari Falcon Prism Paint Image

.acbm

Commodore Amiga Continuous Bitmap Image

.scs4

SAM Coupe Bitmap Image

Other types of files may also use the .256 file extension.

🚫 The .256 file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

🔴 Can't open a .256 file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.256

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .256 file association, check the FAQ.

🔴 Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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