DEGAS Elite file format

DEGAS Elite     *.PI1 (low resolution)
                *.PI2 (medium resolution)
                *.PI3 (high resolution)

1 word          resolution (0 = low res, 1 = medium res, 2 = high res)
                Other bits may be used in the future; use a simple bit
                test rather than checking for specific word values.
16 words        palette
                For high resolution pictures the least significant bit of
                the first word determines whether the picture is black on 
                white (bit set) or white on black (bit not set)
16000 words     picture data (screen memory)
4 words         left color animation limit table (starting color numbers)
4 words         right color animation limit table (ending color numbers)
4 words         animation channel direction flag (0 = left, 1 = off, 2 = right)
4 words         128 - animation channel delay in 1/60's of a second. [0 - 128]
                (I.e., subtract word from 128 to get 1/60th's of a second.)
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32066 bytes     total

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