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'''DRY''' is an obscure compressed archive format.<br />
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== Discussion ==<br />
Most of what little is known about DRY comes from a likely-hacked copy of BitWare (Windows 3.x software), which uses the format. Refer to the "Sample files" section below.<br />
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DRY was developed by a company named Peripheral Sciences. A file named HYDRATE.DLL decompresses the format. The DRY software might be named HYDRA.<br />
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[[IDArc]] suggests that DRY is known as "Dehydrated" format.<br />
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== Identification ==<br />
Files start with ASCII "{{magic|-H2O}}".<br />
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== Sample files ==<br />
* [{{DiscMasterURL|browse/29661/ibm0430-0439/ibm0438.tar/ibm0438/RGD-CHEY.ZIP}} RGD-CHEY.ZIP] (BitWare) → *.DRY</div>Jsummers