Hyper archive
From Just Solve the File Format Problem
(Difference between revisions)
(Rearranged) |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hyper archive''' ('''HYP''') is a compressed archive format associated with an MS-DOS utility named ''Hyper''. The utility was developed by K. P. Nischke and P. Sawatzki, and distributed as shareware. | '''Hyper archive''' ('''HYP''') is a compressed archive format associated with an MS-DOS utility named ''Hyper''. The utility was developed by K. P. Nischke and P. Sawatzki, and distributed as shareware. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Format details == | ||
| + | === Self-extracting archives === | ||
| + | Self-extracting HYP archives in [[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]] format are supported. They are constructed manually, by appending a .HYP file to a copy of the main HYPER.EXE file. In such a file, the archive data is embedded in the ''overlay'' segment (refer to [[MS-DOS EXE#Special file positions]]). | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
A HYP file begins with bytes {{magic|1a 48 50}} (if the first member file was compressible), or {{magic|1a 53 54}} (if not). | A HYP file begins with bytes {{magic|1a 48 50}} (if the first member file was compressible), or {{magic|1a 53 54}} (if not). | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 23 January 2024
Hyper archive (HYP) is a compressed archive format associated with an MS-DOS utility named Hyper. The utility was developed by K. P. Nischke and P. Sawatzki, and distributed as shareware.
Contents |
Format details
Self-extracting archives
Self-extracting HYP archives in EXE format are supported. They are constructed manually, by appending a .HYP file to a copy of the main HYPER.EXE file. In such a file, the archive data is embedded in the overlay segment (refer to MS-DOS EXE#Special file positions).
Identification
A HYP file begins with bytes 1a 48 50 (if the first member file was compressible), or 1a 53 54 (if not).
Specifications
- Format info from Corion.net and FileFormats.Info
- There is some format information in the HYPER.REF/HYPER.DOC file included in the distribution.
Software
- Hyper v2.5 (English)
- Hyper v2.6 (German)
- Hyper v2.7 (German): CD Direkt 1995 03 → CDD/DIREKT/WIN/SF_PRG_2/INSTALL/HYPER.EXE
Hyper v2.7 (assuming it's legitimate) has only been found as a bare executable file, possibly only as a component of something called SF Install.
Links
- Information from a PC Magazine article (Oct 15 1991, p. 316)
