This article is from the Spreadsheets FAQ, by Russell Schulz casfaq@locutus.ofB.ORG with numerous contributions by others.
Wotsit: Database and Spreadsheet
http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?s=database
File Formats for Popular PC Software
by Jeff Walden
ISBN 0-471-83671-0
John Wiley & Sons
Copyright 1986
Spreadsheet file formats for:
Lotus 1-2-3 1, 1A, 2.0
Symphony 1, 1.1
Ability
DIF (Data Interchange Format)
Multiplan (SYLK) 1.2
IBM Plans+ 1.0
Supercalc 3 Release 2
SDI (Super Data Interchange) 2.0
Visicalc 177Y2
More File Formats for Popular PC Software
by Jeff Walden
ISBN 0-471-85077-2
John Wiley & Sons
Copyright 1987
Spreadsheet file formats for:
Framework II
Supercalc 4
The File Formats Handbook
by Guenter Born
ISBN 1-85032-117-5
International Thomson Publishing, London
1274 pages
Copyright 1995 (I think)
Spreadsheet file formats for:
Lotus 1-2-3 WKS/WK1 file format
Lotus 1-2-3 WK3 file format
Lotus 1-2-3 FRM file format
Lotus 1-2-3 PIC format
Lotus Symphony format
Data Interchange Format (DIF)
Super Data Interchange format (SDI)
Standard Interface format (SIF)
Symbolic Link Format (SYLK)
Excel binary interchange format (BIFF)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Guenter_Born/
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Guenter_Born/file1.htm
Dr. Dobb's Essential Books on File Formats
6 books on one CD
Born: The File Formats Handbook
Walden: More File Formats for Popular PC Software
Kay: Graphics File Formats
Kientzie: Internet File Formats
Swan: Inside Windows File Formats
Taylor: File Formats
orders@mfi.com
http://www.ddj.com/cdrom/
Graphics File Formats Encyclopedia
by James D. Murray, William vanRyper
ISBN 1-56592-161-5 (2nd edition)
O'Reilly and Associates
book and CD
Spreadsheet file formats for:
Lotus 1-2-3 WKS/WK1
Lotus 1-2-3 PIC
Data Interchange Format (DIF)
Symbolic Link Format (SYLK)
http://www.ora.com/catalog/gffcd/
http://www.ora.com/catalog/gffcd/noframes.html
 
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