[mdlug] Reverse-engineering data protocols

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: David McMillan
> >   Well, if the raw file is just binary floats (with possibly integer
> > timestamps) then you'll have some work to do. Write a simple program
> > that'll take different 4-byte chunks, interpret them as a float, and
> > print them out (possibly with the endianness flipped). Compare the
> > values with the numbers in the text file, and see if they match up.
If
> > so, look at the bytes immediately around the bytes you've
identified,
> > and see if they can be interpreted as a timestamp. (They should
> > increment...)

>      Ahhh, yes, I think I see what you're getting at.  Okay, yeah,
> that's the kind of starting point I was looking for.  Thanks!

 Note that there may be a "header" at the beginning of the file.
Probably lists at least how many columns there are in file...

 Sincerely,

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