http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=FIZFIZ - Revision history2026-07-22T08:14:16ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.19.2http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=FIZ&diff=51905&oldid=prevJsummers at 20:01, 20 July 20262026-07-20T20:01:59Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The "new" FIZ format, with signature "{{magic|FIZ}}", is used by Maximus 2.x and 3.x.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The "new" FIZ format, with signature "{{magic|FIZ}}", is used by Maximus 2.x and 3.x.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Identification ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Identification ==</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Extraction is done internally by the Maximus installer software<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. No stand-alone extraction software is known</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Extraction is done internally by the Maximus installer software.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* {{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel/DISK2/DISC1/BBS/}} → MAX200_*.ZIP - Maximus 2.0</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* {{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel/DISK2/DISC1/BBS/}} → MAX200_*.ZIP - Maximus 2.0</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Refer to the Maximus software distributions listed elsewhere on this page.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Refer to the Maximus software distributions listed elsewhere on this page.</div></td></tr>
</table>Jsummershttp://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=FIZ&diff=43448&oldid=prevJsummers: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Archiving |extensions={{ext|fiz}} |released=≤1990 (old format), ≤1991 (new) }} '''FIZ''' is an installer archive format, whose ..."2022-10-27T16:05:49Z<p>Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Archiving |extensions={{ext|fiz}} |released=≤1990 (old format), ≤1991 (new) }} '''FIZ''' is an installer archive format, whose ..."</p>
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'''FIZ''' is an installer archive format, whose only known use is in Maximus. Maximus is BBS software for DOS and OS/2, developed by Scott Dudley and Lanius Corporation.<br />
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== Disambiguation ==<br />
Not related to the Fiz utility associated with [[Zoo]] format.<br />
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== Format details ==<br />
There are two known versions of FIZ.<br />
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The "old" FIZ format, with signature "{{magic|ACOPY}}", is used by Maximus 1.x. The software seems to call it "ACOPY", but the manual calls it "FIZ", and says "Most of the files in the distribution kit are packed using a proprietary FIZ compression method".<br />
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The "new" FIZ format, with signature "{{magic|FIZ}}", is used by Maximus 2.x and 3.x.<br />
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== Identification ==<br />
Old format begins with ASCII "{{magic|ACOPY}}".<br />
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New format begins with ASCII "{{magic|FIZ}}".<br />
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== Software ==<br />
Extraction is done internally by the Maximus installer software. No stand-alone extraction software is known.<br />
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Maximus distributions:<br />
* {{CdTextfilesURL|psl/pslv2nv08/BIZ/DOS/BBS/}} → MAXI_*.ZIP - Maximus 1.02<br />
** {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew/CPROG/MAXS_102.ZIP|MAXS_102.ZIP}} - v1.02 source code (For reference; has nothing about FIZ/ACOPY.)<br />
* {{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel/DISK2/DISC1/BBS/}} → MAX200_*.ZIP - Maximus 2.0<br />
* {{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel9510/disk1/DISC1/BBS/}} → MAX300*.ZIP - Maximus 3.0<br />
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== Sample files ==<br />
* Refer to the Maximus software distributions listed elsewhere on this page.</div>Jsummers