MDCD

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== Software ==
 
* {{CdTextfiles|megarom/megarom1/ARC_LBR/MDCD10.ZIP|MDCD v1.0}} - DOS binary + source code
 
* {{CdTextfiles|megarom/megarom1/ARC_LBR/MDCD10.ZIP|MDCD v1.0}} - DOS binary + source code
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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==

Revision as of 03:25, 19 November 2022

File Format
Name MDCD
Ontology
Extension(s) .md, .cd, others
Released 1988

MDCD is a compressed archiving utility, and its associated native file format. It was developed by Mike Davenport.

It was apparently used in some capacity by the Links 386 Pro video game.

Contents

Format details

The compression scheme is LZW with an 8K table, possibly identical to that used by Zoo. The CRC algorithm is CRC-16/XMODEM.

Identifiers

The default filename extension is .md, though some of the example commands inexplicably use .cd instead.

Identification

Files begin with the ASCII signature "MDmd".

Specifications

  • For information about the header format, see the source code, MDCD.PAS, look for "FileHeader = Record".

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Sample files

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