Squeeze It

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:''Not to be confused with [[Squeeze]], a single-file compression format for [[CP/M]] released around 1981.''
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:''See [[Squeeze]] for formats with similar names.''
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:''"Squeeze", an unrelated program by Sven Ritter, had a drag-and-drop feature that used the label "Squeeze It". See [[SQX]].''
  
 
'''Squeeze It''', sometimes shortened to '''SQZ''', is an early-1990s archival/compression program for [[DOS]], written by Jonas I. Hammarberg<ref>http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → SQZ.DOC</ref>. It creates files with the extension ".sqz" (".SQZ" with DOS naming conventions). It was a minor contender in the "archiver wars"<ref>Name from http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → 2ALL.DOC</ref> of the 1980s and 1990s.
 
'''Squeeze It''', sometimes shortened to '''SQZ''', is an early-1990s archival/compression program for [[DOS]], written by Jonas I. Hammarberg<ref>http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → SQZ.DOC</ref>. It creates files with the extension ".sqz" (".SQZ" with DOS naming conventions). It was a minor contender in the "archiver wars"<ref>Name from http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → 2ALL.DOC</ref> of the 1980s and 1990s.
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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
 
Squeeze It archives start with [[ASCII]] {{magic|HLSQZ}}.<ref>http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → TECH.ENG</ref>
 
Squeeze It archives start with [[ASCII]] {{magic|HLSQZ}}.<ref>http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → TECH.ENG</ref>
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== Specifications ==
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* [https://www.fileformat.info/format/sqz/corion.htm The SQZ File Format], from FileFormat.info and Corion.net
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe Version 1.08.3 (1993)] (executable that, when run, extracts from itself the actual Squeeze It utility, as well as documentation and a sample file)
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* Squeeze It (DOS binaries)
* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/pci-a174.zip Ainviewer]
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** {{CdTextfiles|pier/pier01/001a/sqz1081.zip|v1.08.1}} (1992-08-22)
* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/pci-f215.zip FID]
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** {{CdTextfiles|megmonster/ARCHIVE/SQZ1082E.ZIP|v1.08.2}} (1992-09-11)
* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/mup122.zip Multiple Unpacker]
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** [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe v1.08.3] (1993-01-24) (executable that, when run, extracts from itself the actual Squeeze It utility, as well as documentation and a sample file)
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** {{CdTextfiles|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/GENUTIL/sqz1083.zip|v1.08.3}} - In a ZIP file
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** [{{SACFTPURL|pack|sqz1084.exe}} v1.08.] (1993-05-19?)
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* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|lgav609e.zip}} LGAVIEW] - Multi-format extractor for DOS
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/squeezeIt}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 14 June 2024

File Format
Name Squeeze It
Ontology
Extension(s) .sqz
Released Possibly 1992[1]
See Squeeze for formats with similar names.
"Squeeze", an unrelated program by Sven Ritter, had a drag-and-drop feature that used the label "Squeeze It". See SQX.

Squeeze It, sometimes shortened to SQZ, is an early-1990s archival/compression program for DOS, written by Jonas I. Hammarberg[2]. It creates files with the extension ".sqz" (".SQZ" with DOS naming conventions). It was a minor contender in the "archiver wars"[3] of the 1980s and 1990s.

Contents

[edit] Identification

Squeeze It archives start with ASCII HLSQZ.[4]

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Software

  • Squeeze It (DOS binaries)
    • v1.08.1 (1992-08-22)
    • v1.08.2 (1992-09-11)
    • v1.08.3 (1993-01-24) (executable that, when run, extracts from itself the actual Squeeze It utility, as well as documentation and a sample file)
    • v1.08.3 - In a ZIP file
    • v1.08.4α (1993-05-19?)
  • LGAVIEW - Multi-format extractor for DOS

[edit] Sample files

[edit] References

  1. Earliest version listed in http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → WHATSNEW.DOC
  2. http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → SQZ.DOC
  3. Name from http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → 2ALL.DOC
  4. http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → TECH.ENG
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