Squeeze It
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− | :''Not to be confused with [[Squeeze]].'' | + | :''Not to be confused with [[Squeeze]], a single-file compression format for [[CP/M]] released around 1981.'' |
− | '''Squeeze It''', sometimes shortened to '''SQZ''', is an early-1990s archival/compression program for [[DOS]], written by Jonas I Hammarberg<ref>http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → SQZ.DOC</ref>. It creates files with the extension ".sqz" (".SQZ" with DOS naming conventions). It was a minor contender in the "archiver wars"<ref>Name from http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → 2ALL.DOC</ref> of the 1980s and 1990s. | + | '''Squeeze It''', sometimes shortened to '''SQZ''', is an early-1990s archival/compression program for [[DOS]], written by Jonas I. Hammarberg<ref>http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → SQZ.DOC</ref>. It creates files with the extension ".sqz" (".SQZ" with DOS naming conventions). It was a minor contender in the "archiver wars"<ref>Name from http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → 2ALL.DOC</ref> of the 1980s and 1990s. |
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* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/pci-f215.zip FID] | * [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/pci-f215.zip FID] | ||
* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/mup122.zip Multiple Unpacker] | * [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/mup122.zip Multiple Unpacker] | ||
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Revision as of 11:14, 10 September 2019
Squeeze It, sometimes shortened to SQZ, is an early-1990s archival/compression program for DOS, written by Jonas I. Hammarberg[2]. It creates files with the extension ".sqz" (".SQZ" with DOS naming conventions). It was a minor contender in the "archiver wars"[3] of the 1980s and 1990s.
Identification
Squeeze It archives start with ASCII HLSQZ
.[4]
Software
- Version 1.08.3 (1993) (executable that, when run, extracts from itself the actual Squeeze It utility, as well as documentation and a sample file)
- Ainviewer
- FID
- Multiple Unpacker
References
- ↑ Earliest version listed in http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → WHATSNEW.DOC
- ↑ http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → SQZ.DOC
- ↑ Name from http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/2all210.zip → 2ALL.DOC
- ↑ http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → TECH.ENG