A68 file format description

Many people share .a68 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .a68 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .a68 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.a68 - PDP-10 Algol-68 Compiler Source Code

The A68 development files are related to PDP-10. The A68 file is a PDP-10 Algol-68 Compiler Source Code. The PDP-10 is a mainframe computer family manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1966 into the 1980s. The PDP-10 seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

PDP-10

Category:

Development files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

PDP-10 Algol-68 Compiler Source Code related extensions:

.alg: PDP-10 Algol Compiler Source Code
.b36: PDP-10 BLISS-36 Compiler Source Code
.bcl: PDP-10 BCPL Compiler Source Code
.bli: PDP-10 BLISS-10 Compiler Source Code
.ctl: PDP-10 Batch File
.dmp: PDP-10 Core Dump

Naturally, other applications may also use the .a68 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .a68 files. Be especially cautious with .a68 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .a68 file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.a68

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .a68 file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

a8, a86

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.a86: A86 Assembly Souce Code
.a8: Cubicomp PictureMaker Animation Data

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