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'''ZOO''' was one of the many competing archive formats in the 1980s, and was based (originally, at least) on [[LZW]] compression. It had some popularity with Open/VMS and Amiga systems, but didn't ultimately win out over [[ZIP]].
  
'''ZOO''' was one of the many competing archive formats in the 1980s, and was based on the [[LZW]] compression system. It had some popularity with Open/VMS and Amiga systems, but didn't ultimately win out over [[ZIP]].
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== Identification ==
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Files have bytes {{magic|DC A7 C4 FD}} at offset 20.
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== Compression ==
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There are three known compression methods:
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* 0 - uncompressed
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* 1 - [[LZW]], also called "LZD"
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* 2 - LZH
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== Software ==
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* [[Konvertor]]
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* [http://distcache.freebsd.org/ports-distfiles/zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz]
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* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/compress/zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm]
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* [http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/multi-platform/gap/util/unzoo.c unzoo.c] (Does not support LZW/LZD.)
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* {{CdTextfiles|carousel/013A/BOOZ102.ZIP|BOOZ102.ZIP}} - Booz (Barebones Ooz) (Does not support LZH.)
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* {{Deark}}
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== Sample files ==
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|20mnn/GRAPHIX/VT-MOTIO.ZOO}}
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|aminet0294/AMINET/UTIL/ARC/}} → *.ZOO
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_%28file_format%29 Zoo (file format) (Wikipedia)]
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* [[Wikipedia: Zoo (file format)]]
* information at fileformat.info [http://www.fileformat.info/format/zoo/corion.htm here]
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* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/zoo/corion.htm The ZOO Archive File Format] from Corion.net, via FileFormat.info
 
* [http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/GS.WorldView/Resources/The.MacShrinkIt.Project/ARCHIVES.TXT Archive format info, including ZOO]
 
* [http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/GS.WorldView/Resources/The.MacShrinkIt.Project/ARCHIVES.TXT Archive format info, including ZOO]
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/arc_fmts.txt ZOO file header format (among other archive types)]

Revision as of 16:57, 4 January 2020

File Format
Name Zoo
Ontology
Extension(s) .zoo
PRONOM x-fmt/269
Wikidata ID Q219983

ZOO was one of the many competing archive formats in the 1980s, and was based (originally, at least) on LZW compression. It had some popularity with Open/VMS and Amiga systems, but didn't ultimately win out over ZIP.

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Identification

Files have bytes DC A7 C4 FD at offset 20.

Compression

There are three known compression methods:

  • 0 - uncompressed
  • 1 - LZW, also called "LZD"
  • 2 - LZH

Software

Sample files

References

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