Squeeze It
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− | :'' | + | :''See [[Squeeze]] for formats with similar names.'' |
+ | :''"Squeeze", an unrelated program by Sven Ritter, had a drag-and-drop feature that used the label "Squeeze It". See [[SQX]].'' | ||
− | '''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. |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
− | * [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe | + | * Squeeze It (DOS binaries) |
+ | ** {{CdTextfiles|pier/pier01/001a/sqz1081.zip|v1.08.1}} (1992-08-22) | ||
+ | ** {{CdTextfiles|megmonster/ARCHIVE/SQZ1082E.ZIP|v1.08.2}} (1992-09-11) | ||
+ | ** [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe v1.08.3] (1993-01-24) (executable that, when run, extracts from itself the actual Squeeze It utility, as well as documentation and a sample file) | ||
+ | ** {{CdTextfiles|ftp.wwiv.com/pub/GENUTIL/sqz1083.zip|v1.08.3}} - In a ZIP file | ||
+ | ** [https://www.sac.sk/download/pack/sqz1084.exe v1.08.4α] (1993-05-19?) | ||
* [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/pci-a174.zip Ainviewer] | * [http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/pci-a174.zip Ainviewer] | ||
* [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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== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 07:49, 10 November 2020
- See Squeeze for formats with similar names.
- "Squeeze", an unrelated program by Sven Ritter, had a drag-and-drop feature that used the label "Squeeze It". See SQX.
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
- Squeeze It (DOS binaries)
- Ainviewer
- FID
- Multiple Unpacker
References
- ↑ Earliest version listed in http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/compress/downloads/sqz1083e.exe → 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