Novell NetWare disk drivers NPA
File type: System file
A ham file extension is related to the Novell NetWare and used for its disk drivers NPA.
Found 3 different file type records with the same ham filename suffix.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: April 28, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ham file extension is associated with the Novell NetWare.
NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NPA) is used for broader driver support for host adapters and connected hardware devices.
No further information could be found.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ham files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: October 3, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The HAM image format is associated with the Amiga computers developed by Commodore. It uses the Amiga hardware's Hold-And-Modify graphics mode to represent bitmap images.
On Amiga systems with OCS or ECS chipsets, HAM images can display up to 4,096 colours. The AGA chipset supports HAM8 images with up to 262,144 possible colours.
The format is obsolete and is no longer in common use outside Amiga software and emulation.
Open the file with Amiga graphics software that explicitly supports Hold-And-Modify images. On a modern computer, an Amiga emulator may be required to run compatible software.
General image viewers may not recognise this file or may not reproduce its Amiga-specific colour mode correctly.
Use compatible Amiga graphics software to export the image to a more widely supported bitmap format, if the software provides an export option.
Conversion may change the colour representation, especially when a HAM8 image is exported to a format with different colour or palette handling.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: September 24, 2026
Descent 2 was developed by Parallax Software. Its HAM file stores resources used by the game and forms part of the game's installed data files.
The format is a proprietary, game-specific binary format for the MS-DOS version of Descent 2. It is not intended as a general-purpose resource format.
Use the HAM file with Descent 2 for Microsoft MS-DOS. Keep it with the other Descent 2 game files and start the game normally; it is not intended to be opened as a standalone document.
A HAM file has no usual conversion to a standard file format. It contains resources in the format expected by Descent 2, so it should normally be kept unchanged and used by the game.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ham files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
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