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-{{FormatInfo
+#REDIRECT [[UltraCompressor II]]
-|formattype=electronic
-|subcat=Archiving
-|extensions={{ext|uc}}, {{ext|uc0}}, {{ext|uc2}}, {{ext|ucn}}, {{ext|ur2}}, {{ext|ue2}}
-|released=1994
-}}
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-'''UltraCompressor II''' (UC2) is a 1990s-era compression and archiving program for the PC platform (DOS, Windows, OS/2, DesqView) which claimed to be both faster and more compact than other compression systems. It had special support for OS/2 extended attributes. It was a commercial program released as a "try-before-you-buy" download. It was developed by Ad Infinitum Programs (AIP-NL).
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-== Related tools ==
-=== UC2SEA ===
-Some versions (the Pro versions?) of UC2 include UC2SEA, a utility for making self-extracting UC2 archives.
-−
-=== UCEXE ===
-Some versions (the Pro versions?) of UC2 include UCEXE, an [[executable compression]] utility. It can compress (at least) [[MS-DOS EXE|DOS EXE]] files, and [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] files (converting them to EXE).
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-== Identification ==
-UC2 archives start with ASCII "{{magic|UC2}}", followed {{magic|0x1a}}.
-−
-A likely signature for both UC2SEA and UCEXE formats is "{{magic|UC2X}}" at offset 28.
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-== Software ==
-''Note that a designation like "UltraCompressor II revision 3" is roughly the same as "UltraCompressor version 2.3".''
-−
-* UltraCompressor II for DOS
-** {{CdTextfiles|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/COMPRESS/UC2INS.ZIP|UC2 original release}} (1994-01-01?) ([https://archive.org/details/UC2INS_ZIP another source])
-** {{CdTextfiles|thegreatunsorted/old_apps/archivers/uc2r2.exe|UC2 Revision 2}} (1994-07-01?)
-** {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel9703/disk2/DISC2/ARCERS/UC2R3.EXE|UC2 Revision 3}} (1995-06-01?)
-** {{CdTextfiles|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/TOOLS/UC2PRO.EXE|UC2 Revision 3 Pro}}
-** {{CdTextfiles|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/GENUTIL/uc2b305.exe|UC2 Revision 3.05-beta}} (1995?)
-** [https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/uc237b.exe UltraCompressor version 2.37-beta] (1996?)
-−
-== Sample files ==
-* {{DexvertSamples|archive/ultraCompressor2}}
-−
-== References ==
-* [http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/docs/crypt/ripem.msu.edu/ultra-compressor-ii.txt UltraCompressor II info]
-* [http://www.nicodevries.com/professional/ An author's website] which includes a link to the source code.
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211113704/http://www.xs4all.nl/~aipnl/ Archived copy of AIPNL website]

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[UltraCompressor II]]	+	{{FormatInfo
		+	\|formattype=electronic
		+	\|subcat=Archiving
		+	\|extensions={{ext\|uc}}, {{ext\|uc0}}, {{ext\|uc2}}, {{ext\|ucn}}, {{ext\|ur2}}, {{ext\|ue2}}
		+	\|released=1994
		+	}}
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		+	'''UltraCompressor II''' (UC2) is a 1990s-era compression and archiving program for the PC platform (DOS, Windows, OS/2, DesqView) which claimed to be both faster and more compact than other compression systems. It had special support for OS/2 extended attributes. It was a commercial program released as a "try-before-you-buy" download. It was developed by Ad Infinitum Programs (AIP-NL).
		+
		+	== Related tools ==
		+	=== UC2SEA ===
		+	Some versions (the Pro versions?) of UC2 include UC2SEA, a utility for making self-extracting UC2 archives.
		+
		+	=== UCEXE ===
		+	Some versions (the Pro versions?) of UC2 include UCEXE, an [[executable compression]] utility. It can compress (at least) [[MS-DOS EXE\|DOS EXE]] files, and [[DOS executable (.com)\|COM]] files (converting them to EXE).
		+
		+	== Identification ==
		+	UC2 archives start with ASCII "{{magic\|UC2}}", followed {{magic\|0x1a}}.
		+
		+	A likely signature for both UC2SEA and UCEXE formats is "{{magic\|UC2X}}" at offset 28.
		+
		+	== Software ==
		+	''Note that a designation like "UltraCompressor II revision 3" is roughly the same as "UltraCompressor version 2.3".''
		+
		+	* UltraCompressor II for DOS
		+	** {{CdTextfiles\|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/COMPRESS/UC2INS.ZIP\|UC2 original release}} (1994-01-01?) ([https://archive.org/details/UC2INS_ZIP another source])
		+	** {{CdTextfiles\|thegreatunsorted/old_apps/archivers/uc2r2.exe\|UC2 Revision 2}} (1994-07-01?)
		+	** {{CdTextfiles\|simtel/simtel9703/disk2/DISC2/ARCERS/UC2R3.EXE\|UC2 Revision 3}} (1995-06-01?)
		+	** {{CdTextfiles\|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/TOOLS/UC2PRO.EXE\|UC2 Revision 3 Pro}}
		+	** {{CdTextfiles\|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/GENUTIL/uc2b305.exe\|UC2 Revision 3.05-beta}} (1995?)
		+	** [https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/uc237b.exe UltraCompressor version 2.37-beta] (1996?)
		+
		+	== Sample files ==
		+	* {{DexvertSamples\|archive/ultraCompressor2}}
		+
		+	== References ==
		+	* [http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/docs/crypt/ripem.msu.edu/ultra-compressor-ii.txt UltraCompressor II info]
		+	* [http://www.nicodevries.com/professional/ An author's website] which includes a link to the source code.
		+	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211113704/http://www.xs4all.nl/~aipnl/ Archived copy of AIPNL website]