PowerPacker
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* [https://github.com/temisu/ancient Ancient]  | * [https://github.com/temisu/ancient Ancient]  | ||
* http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/ppunpack10-mos (compiles and runs just fine on modern linux)  | * http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/ppunpack10-mos (compiles and runs just fine on modern linux)  | ||
| + | * https://github.com/lab313ru/powerpacker_src (Reverse Engineered source code of packer, ported to Windows.)  | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/Kneesnap/FrogLord/blob/master/src/net/highwayfrogs/editor/file/packers/PP20Packer.java Packer Algorithm Java Implementation]  | ||
* [[The Unarchiver]]  | * [[The Unarchiver]]  | ||
Revision as of 04:28, 7 February 2021
PowerPacker (also spelled Power Packer or Power-Packer) is a file compression utility and compressed file format for Amiga computers. It was developed by Nico François, and distributed as shareware.
Identification
PowerPacker files apparently begin with ASCII "PP", followed by a two-digit version number. Known signatures are "PP11" and "PP20".
Software
- aminet/util/arc → ppunpack*
 - ppcrack
 - Ancient
 - http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/ppunpack10-mos (compiles and runs just fine on modern linux)
 - https://github.com/lab313ru/powerpacker_src (Reverse Engineered source code of packer, ported to Windows.)
 - Packer Algorithm Java Implementation
 - The Unarchiver
 
Sample files
- Many, but not all, of the .pp files at http://cd.textfiles.com/amigagames/ag-199501/MultiMedia/Diskmags/ ...
 - PPUnpackWOS.lha → sf.pp
 - https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/powerPack/hotachy1.anim.pp