ZSQ (LZW compression)
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'''ZSQ''' is a file compression utility developed by Wayne Chin and Arvind Kumar. It describes itself as "File Squeezer using [[LZW]] compression algorithm". The companion decompression utility is '''ZUSQ'''. | '''ZSQ''' is a file compression utility developed by Wayne Chin and Arvind Kumar. It describes itself as "File Squeezer using [[LZW]] compression algorithm". The companion decompression utility is '''ZUSQ'''. | ||
| − | ZSQ might have been a contestant in the race to make a usable format based on [[LZWCOM]], but lost to [[Crunch]]. It uses the same file naming pattern as [[Crunch]]. | + | ZSQ might have been a contestant in the race to make a usable format based on [[LZWCOM]], but lost to [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] and [[Crunch]]. It uses the same file naming pattern as [[Crunch]]. |
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Revision as of 14:56, 2 March 2021
ZSQ is a file compression utility developed by Wayne Chin and Arvind Kumar. It describes itself as "File Squeezer using LZW compression algorithm". The companion decompression utility is ZUSQ.
ZSQ might have been a contestant in the race to make a usable format based on LZWCOM, but lost to ARC and Crunch. It uses the same file naming pattern as Crunch.
Identification
Files apparently start with ASCII "WACK".
Software
- ZSQUSQ.ZIP - ZSQ v1.0 and ZUSQ v1.0 (DOS software)
