Icon Manager icon archive
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| − | '''Icon Manager icon archive''' ('''.ica''') is a format associated ''Icon Manager'', an application for Windows | + | '''Icon Manager icon archive''' ('''.ica''') is a format associated with ''Icon Manager'', an application for Windows developed by Leonard A. Gray and Impact Software. It stores icon images, and associated metadata. |
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| + | Icon Manager is mainly for Windows 3.x, though there is at least one beta version for Windows NT. It's not clear if ''Microangelo'', the apparent successor to Icon Manager, supports the format (guessing no). | ||
There are at least two versions of the format. | There are at least two versions of the format. | ||
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | Older format files start with ASCII "{{magic|ICM}}". | + | Older format files (made by v1.0-2.1) start with ASCII "{{magic|ICM}}". |
| − | Newer format files ( | + | Newer format files (made by v3.1+) start with ASCII "{{magic|IC2}}". |
== Software == | == Software == | ||
| − | * Icon Manager | + | * Icon Manager (for Windows 3.x): |
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICMN10.ZIP|ICMN10.ZIP}} | + | ** v1.0: {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICMN10.ZIP|ICMN10.ZIP}} |
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICM11A.ZIP|ICM11A.ZIP}} | + | ** v1.1A: {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICM11A.ZIP|ICM11A.ZIP}} |
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICM21.ZIP|ICM21.ZIP}} | + | ** v2.1 (1992-04-25): {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICM21.ZIP|ICM21.ZIP}} |
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|psl/psl9312/WIN/GRAPHICS/ICM33.ZIP|ICM33.ZIP}} | + | ** v3.1 (1992-11-23): {{CdTextfiles|ccbwindows93/ICONPRGM/ICM31.ZIP|ICM31.ZIP}} |
| + | ** v3.1a (1993-02-23): {{CdTextfiles|silvercollection/disc1/WINDOWS/GAMES/ICM31A.ARJ|ICM31A.ARJ}} | ||
| + | ** v3.3[1993-07-09]: {{CdTextfiles|psl/psl9310/WIN/GRAPHICS/ICM.ZIP|ICM.ZIP}} | ||
| + | ** v3.3[1993-09-15]: {{CdTextfiles|psl/psl9312/WIN/GRAPHICS/ICM33.ZIP|ICM33.ZIP}} | ||
| + | ** v3.6 (1995-03-01): {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv16/055A/ICM36.ZIP|ICM36.ZIP}} | ||
| + | * Icon Manager for Windows NT: | ||
| + | ** v1.0 (beta) (1993-05-12): {{CdTextfiles|ccbcurrsh1/window/nt_files/imn10.zip|imn10.zip}} | ||
* {{Deark}} | * {{Deark}} | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 18 October 2024
Icon Manager icon archive (.ica) is a format associated with Icon Manager, an application for Windows developed by Leonard A. Gray and Impact Software. It stores icon images, and associated metadata.
Icon Manager is mainly for Windows 3.x, though there is at least one beta version for Windows NT. It's not clear if Microangelo, the apparent successor to Icon Manager, supports the format (guessing no).
There are at least two versions of the format.
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Disambiguation
Be aware that there are several other unrelated programs named "Icon Manager".
Identification
Older format files (made by v1.0-2.1) start with ASCII "ICM".
Newer format files (made by v3.1+) start with ASCII "IC2".
Software
- Icon Manager (for Windows 3.x):
- v1.0: ICMN10.ZIP
- v1.1A: ICM11A.ZIP
- v2.1 (1992-04-25): ICM21.ZIP
- v3.1 (1992-11-23): ICM31.ZIP
- v3.1a (1993-02-23): ICM31A.ARJ
- v3.3[1993-07-09]: ICM.ZIP
- v3.3[1993-09-15]: ICM33.ZIP
- v3.6 (1995-03-01): ICM36.ZIP
- Icon Manager for Windows NT:
- v1.0 (beta) (1993-05-12): imn10.zip
- Deark
Sample files
"ICM" format:
- ICM21.ZIP → *.IC_ → *.ICA
- WINTLICS.ARJ → ICONARCS.EXE → *.ICA - Same files as above
"IC2" format:
- ICM33.ZIP → SAMPLE*.IC_ → SAMPLE*.ICA
Various:
