PACKER (ImagiSOFT)

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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files begin with bytes (hex) {{magic|00 50 00 14}}. They seem to always end with {{magic|1e 00}}.
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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 ==
 
* {{CdTextfiles|swheaven2/utility/fintouch.zip|The Finishing Touch v2.0}} (1992), includes PACKER v2.0
 
* {{CdTextfiles|swheaven2/utility/fintouch.zip|The Finishing Touch v2.0}} (1992), includes PACKER v2.0
 
* {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew4/PROG/FINISH26.ZIP|The Finishing Touch v2.6}} (1993), includes PACKER v2.0
 
* {{CdTextfiles|somuch/smsharew4/PROG/FINISH26.ZIP|The Finishing Touch v2.6}} (1993), includes PACKER v2.0
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* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv3nv08/PRGMMING/DOS/GEN_INST/FINISH30.ZIP|The Finishing Touch v3.0}} (1995), includes PACKER v3.0
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==

Latest revision as of 19:23, 25 June 2023

File Format
Name PACKER (ImagiSOFT)
Ontology
Extension(s) .pak
Released ≤1992

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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[edit] 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.

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

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