TSComp

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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|tscomp.zip}} The Stirling Compressor v1.3.21]
 
* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|tscomp.zip}} The Stirling Compressor v1.3.21]
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* [https://github.com/sourcekris/untsc untsc] A command line extractor with source in Golang.
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==

Revision as of 12:33, 9 February 2023

File Format
Name TSComp
Ontology
Extension(s) .??$, .lib, .cmp, others
Wikidata ID Q105851559
Released ≤1991

TSComp is the informal name of a compressed archive format used by some versions of the InstallShield installation software by The Stirling Group. It is also supported by a DOS utility named The Stirling Compressor. It uses PKWARE DCL Implode compression.

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For single-file archives, often the last letter of the filename extension is changed to "$". For multi-file archives, the most common extensions seem to be .lib and .cmp.

Identification

Files begin with bytes: 65 5D 13 8C 08 01.

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