Files with lin file extension could also be found on VAX platform. Program listing file.

There are 6 other file types using
the LIN file extension!

lin icon.lin - AutoCAD linetype definition

empty icon.lin - ArcView ARC/INFO lineset symbol

lin icon.lin - Medlin Payroll Software current period invoice detail

empty icon.lin - Bridge Base file

empty icon.lin - Opton scanner file

empty icon.lin - Incremental linking file

LIN file extension - VAX program listing

What is lin file? How to open lin files?

File type specification:

Various data file type icon Various data file type

The lin file extension was also used by VAX.

"VAX" was originally an acronym for Virtual Address eXtension, both because the VAX was seen as a 32-bit extension of the older 16-bit PDP-11 and because it was (after Prime Computer) an early adopter of virtual memory to manage this larger address space.

The lin file contains program listing.

This lin file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .lin file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

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