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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | '''Spark''' archives are a type of compressed file archive traditionally found on RISC OS systems, with file type DDC (Archive). Created by SparkFS, these archives were often used to transfer data in a form that could be unpacked by the freely redistributable SparkPlug tool. | + | '''Spark''' archives are a type of compressed file archive traditionally found on RISC OS systems, with file type DDC (Archive). Created by SparkFS, these archives were often used to transfer data in a form that could be unpacked by the freely redistributable SparkPlug tool. The format is a variant of [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]]. |
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
| − | [http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/acorn/riscos/ftp.demon.co.uk/developers/nspark/ nspark] - a tool to catalogue and unpack Spark archives (in source code form) | + | * [http://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/acorn/riscos/ftp.demon.co.uk/developers/nspark/ nspark] - a tool to catalogue and unpack Spark archives (in source code form) |
| + | * [http://www.svgalib.org/rus/nomarch.html nomarch] v1.3+ can unpack Spark archives. | ||
[[Category:RISC OS]] | [[Category:RISC OS]] | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 4 January 2015
Overview
Spark archives are a type of compressed file archive traditionally found on RISC OS systems, with file type DDC (Archive). Created by SparkFS, these archives were often used to transfer data in a form that could be unpacked by the freely redistributable SparkPlug tool. The format is a variant of ARC.
