PACKER (ImagiSOFT)
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− | Files begin with bytes (hex) {{magic|00 50 00 14}}. They seem to always end with {{magic|1e 00}}. | + | Files begin with bytes (hex) {{magic|00 50 00 14}} for PACKER 2.0, and {{magic|00 50 00 1E}} for 3.0. They seem to always end with {{magic|1e 00}}. |
== Software == | == Software == |
Revision as of 15:23, 11 February 2023
PACKER is a compressed archive utility for DOS, developed by ImagiSOFT of Albuquerque, NM. It is a component of their installation software named The Finishing Touch.
PACKER's native file format is just called PACKED by the Finishing Touch documentation. Some third-party utilities (e.g. IDArc and LGFV) call it "PFT". It usually uses PKWARE DCL Implode compression.
PACKER does not provide a default filename extension, but .PAK is used by the Finishing Touch documentation and sample scripts.
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Identification
Files begin with bytes (hex) 00 50 00 14
for PACKER 2.0, and 00 50 00 1E
for 3.0. They seem to always end with 1e 00
.
Software
- The Finishing Touch v2.0 (1992), includes PACKER v2.0
- The Finishing Touch v2.6 (1993), includes PACKER v2.0
Sample files
- FINISH26.ZIP → SAMPLE.PAK