NPack
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| − | '''NPack''' is a file compression utility for DOS. It was developed by Stac Electronics and later acquired by Symantic in 1991. | + | '''NPack''' is a file compression utility for DOS. It was developed by Stac Electronics and later acquired by Symantic in 1991. It uses [[Lempel–Ziv–Stac]] compression. |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | Files begin with ASCII string {{magic|MSTSM}} | + | Files begin with ASCII string "{{magic|MSTSM}}". |
== Software == | == Software == | ||
* https://github.com/Sembiance/dexvert/blob/master/dos/NDFIX-1/NPACK.EXE?raw=true | * https://github.com/Sembiance/dexvert/blob/master/dos/NDFIX-1/NPACK.EXE?raw=true | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/cdrom-devilsdoorknobbbscapture1996-2003 The Devil's Doorknob BBS Capture (1996-2003)] → Dloads/OTHERUTI/NDFIX-1.ZIP → NPACK.EXE | ||
* An NPACK.EXE utility was included with some Symantec products, such as Norton Desktop 1.0 and 2.0 for Windows. | * An NPACK.EXE utility was included with some Symantec products, such as Norton Desktop 1.0 and 2.0 for Windows. | ||
| + | * {{Deark}} | ||
== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/npack/ | * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/npack/ | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 8 September 2023
NPack is a file compression utility for DOS. It was developed by Stac Electronics and later acquired by Symantic in 1991. It uses Lempel–Ziv–Stac compression.
Identification
Files begin with ASCII string "MSTSM".
Software
- https://github.com/Sembiance/dexvert/blob/master/dos/NDFIX-1/NPACK.EXE?raw=true
- The Devil's Doorknob BBS Capture (1996-2003) → Dloads/OTHERUTI/NDFIX-1.ZIP → NPACK.EXE
- An NPACK.EXE utility was included with some Symantec products, such as Norton Desktop 1.0 and 2.0 for Windows.
- Deark
