PAK (ARC extension)
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PAK format is an extension of [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] format. The differences are that it may use some PAK-specific compression methods (#10 "crushed", and #11 "distilled"), and that it has some features made possible by "extended records" stored after the end-of-archive marker. | PAK format is an extension of [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] format. The differences are that it may use some PAK-specific compression methods (#10 "crushed", and #11 "distilled"), and that it has some features made possible by "extended records" stored after the end-of-archive marker. | ||
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See [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] for more information relevant to PAK format. | See [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] for more information relevant to PAK format. | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
* PAK (software for DOS) | * PAK (software for DOS) | ||
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/pc_s/pak16.zip|v1.6}} | + | ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/pc_s/pak16.zip|v1.6}} (1989-01-24) |
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/pc_s/pak210.exe|v2.10}} | + | ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/pc_s/pak210.exe|v2.10}} (1989-08-10) |
| − | ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/pc_s/pak250.exe|v2.50}} | + | ** {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/pc_s/pak250.exe|v2.50}} (1990-09-20) |
** {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel20/MSDOS/ARCHIVRS/PAK251.EXE|v2.51}} (1990-10-08) | ** {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel20/MSDOS/ARCHIVRS/PAK251.EXE|v2.51}} (1990-10-08) | ||
*** {{CdTextfiles|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/COMPRESS/PAK251.EXE|Another copy}}, packaged differently | *** {{CdTextfiles|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/COMPRESS/PAK251.EXE|Another copy}}, packaged differently | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 8 February 2020
PAK is a DOS utility for managing compressed archive files, developed by NoGate Consulting. It is also the name of one of the file formats it supports: .PAK format.
PAK format is an extension of ARC format. The differences are that it may use some PAK-specific compression methods (#10 "crushed", and #11 "distilled"), and that it has some features made possible by "extended records" stored after the end-of-archive marker.
According to the documentation, the PAK software was originally (very briefly) named GSARC.
See ARC for more information relevant to PAK format.
Disambiguation
See PAK for more formats named PAK.
Specifications
The PAK.DOC file contained in the v2.51 distribution includes basic information about .PAK/.ARC format, including the extended records. It does not document the compression schemes in detail.
Software
- PAK (software for DOS)
- v1.6 (1989-01-24)
- v2.10 (1989-08-10)
- v2.50 (1990-09-20)
- v2.51 (1990-10-08)
- Another copy, packaged differently
