Zoo
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* [http://distcache.freebsd.org/ports-distfiles/zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz] | * [http://distcache.freebsd.org/ports-distfiles/zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz] | ||
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/compress/zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm] | * [http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/compress/zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm] | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|carousel344/013/ZOO121.ZIP|Zoo v1.21}} - DOS binary | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel20/MSDOS/ARCHIVRS/ZOO210.EXE|Zoo v2.10}} - DOS binary | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|simtelctc/disk1/ZOO/BOOZ20.ZIP;1|Booz 2.0}} - Extractor; includes source code | ||
* [http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/multi-platform/gap/util/unzoo.c unzoo.c] (Does not support LZW/LZD.) | * [http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/multi-platform/gap/util/unzoo.c unzoo.c] (Does not support LZW/LZD.) | ||
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* [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] | ||
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/arc_fmts.txt ZOO file header format (among other archive types)] | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/arc_fmts.txt ZOO file header format (among other archive types)] | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|simtelctc/disk1/ZOO/UGUIDE.ZIP;1|The zoo Archiver User's Guide}}, by Bill Davidsen (for Zoo 2.01) | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 19 February 2020
Zoo is a compressed archive format developed by Rahul Dhesi. It was one of the many competing archive formats in the 1980s, and was based (originally) 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
- Konvertor
- zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz
- zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm
- Zoo v1.21 - DOS binary
- Zoo v2.10 - DOS binary
- Booz 2.0 - Extractor; includes source code
- unzoo.c (Does not support LZW/LZD.)
- Deark
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/20mnn/GRAPHIX/VT-MOTIO.ZOO
- http://cd.textfiles.com/aminet0294/AMINET/UTIL/ARC/ → *.ZOO
References
- Wikipedia: Zoo (file format)
- The ZOO Archive File Format from Corion.net, via FileFormat.info
- Archive format info, including ZOO
- ZOO file header format (among other archive types)
- The zoo Archiver User's Guide, by Bill Davidsen (for Zoo 2.01)
