Found 2 records for the .XGS file extension name
There are 1 other file type using the XGS file extension:
.xgs - XACT global settings file
.uif - MagicISO Universal Image Format - UIF file
.bin - Binary file
.isz - Compressed disk image file format
.daa - PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive file
.nrg - Nero-Burning ROM CD or DVD image file
.vmdk - VMware virtual disk file
.mds - Image file (media descriptor file)
.iso - CD/DVD ISO binary image file
file extension XGS - Disk image file
File extension XGS description:
A "disk image" is typically a file containing every data byte on a diskette- i.e. Catalog tracks, files, DOS (if present) etc.. One kind of disk image, NIB, tries to preserve all disk information (e.g. sector headers, sync bytes, etc.)
Apple II emulators running on a PC, Mac, etc. treat disk image files like diskettes. Disk image files are also a handy way to archive Apple II disks on hard disk and to maintain wares on ftp and other download sites.
This image is usually 800K in size (identical to the newer 2IMG format), and is the older proprietary format used by the earlier versions of XGS. It has been superseded by the 2IMG Universal Format.
Associated applications to file extension XGS:
XGS
Company / developer:
Joshua M. thompson
This is an Apple IIGS emulator
Since XGS is written entirely in C for Unix systems, it is highly portable, and should compile on most platforms with only a few platform-specific modifications. There are public ports for Unix, Windows 95 & NT, MacOS, and MS-DOS. Joshua maintains the Unix and Win32 versions, the MacOS version is maintained by Michael Bytnar.