ARQ

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'''ARQ''' is a compressed archive format, produced by a DOS program named "ARQ Crusher!".
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'''ARQ''' is a compressed archive format, apparently associated with the ''Crusher'' data compression toolkit by DC Micro Development. It is supported by a DOS program named "ARQ Crusher!".
  
It was developed by DC Micro Development. It is somehow related to their ''Crusher'' data compression toolkit.
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The format was apparently used by several installer programs, notably ''Setup Factory'' by Indigo Rose, whose packages may include an ARQ-format file named IRDATA.IRD.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
ARQ files start with byte hex {{magic|67 57 04 01}}.
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ARQ files start with bytes hex {{magic|67 57 04 01}}.
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/arq/
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/arq}}
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* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv4nv11/WIN/GRAPHICS/WIZPAINT.ZIP|WIZPAINT.ZIP}} → IRDATA.IRD
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191112/http://www.dcmicro.com/ DC Micro website (2014 archive)]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191112/http://www.dcmicro.com/ DC Micro website (2014 archive)]

Latest revision as of 02:54, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name ARQ
Ontology
Extension(s) .arq, others
Released ≤1994

ARQ is a compressed archive format, apparently associated with the Crusher data compression toolkit by DC Micro Development. It is supported by a DOS program named "ARQ Crusher!".

The format was apparently used by several installer programs, notably Setup Factory by Indigo Rose, whose packages may include an ARQ-format file named IRDATA.IRD.

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[edit] Identification

ARQ files start with bytes hex 67 57 04 01.

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

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