Quantum compressed archive

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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/1000games/ → *.PAK
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/1000games/ → *.PAK
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/quantum/
  
 
== Related formats ==
 
== Related formats ==

Revision as of 22:28, 20 September 2021

File Format
Name Quantum compressed archive
Ontology
Extension(s) .q, .pak
Released ≤1995

Quantum compressed archive is an archive format developed by Cinematronics corporation. It runs on a normal computer, not a quantum computer.

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Identification

Files begin with bytes 'D' 'S'. The next byte (the major version number) is probably always 0x00.

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Related formats

  • Some Microsoft CAB files use the same "Quantum" compression scheme as this format.

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