[net.micro.mac] Need MacPaint file format

jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal) (07/16/85)

Greetings - I am interested in writing a program to translate uploaded
MacPaint files into bitmaps that I can use as a starting point for a paint
program that I have written for a Vectrix VX384.  My problem is that I
don't know how the bitmap of a Macintosh screen image is stored in a
MacPaint file.  Certainly this is common knowledge - could someone please
let me in on same?  A C structure for reading such a file would be wonderful
but I will take whatever pointers I can get. 

(I suppose that this is all described in Inside Macintosh but I haven't
been able to find a copy - any LA types with pointers for that?)

Thanks in advance - as always, if response warrants I will summarize to the
net.

Cheers...

	Jim Jenal		(aka ...!scgvaxd!mss!jpj)
	Mayfield Senior School	( "  ...!ihnp4!mss!jpj)