Compact (Klaus Peichl)

File Format
Name	Compact (Klaus Peichl)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Compression Executable compression Compact (Klaus Peichl)
Released	1994?

See Compact for other formats with that name.

Compact is an executable compression utility for DOS, developed by Klaus Peichl. It compresses COM files. It is designed to have a low overhead. It only supports relatively small files.

Identification

For v1.05, the first 18 bytes of a compressed file are 81 fc e8 80 77 04 b4 4c cd 21 fc bf 00 41 be 00 01 b9.

Older versions haven't been evaluated.

Software

• ANORMAL's DOSEXE collections → DOSEXE Executable Tools Pack → packers/compact.105-kalus peichl.rar - Compact 1.05