Squeeze It
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'''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. | ||
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
