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<p>Kneesnap: Added links to the reverse engineered algorithm source code.</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Compression<br /> |extensions={{ext|pp}}<br /> |released=≤1989<br /> }}<br /> '''PowerPacker''' (also spelled '''Power Packer''' or '''Power-Packer''') is a file compression utility and compressed file format for Amiga computers. It was developed by Nico François, and distributed as shareware.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> PowerPacker files apparently begin with ASCII &quot;{{magic|PP}}&quot;, followed by a two-digit version number. Known signatures are &quot;{{magic|PP11}}&quot; and &quot;{{magic|PP20}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Software ==<br /> * [https://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/aminet/util/arc/ aminet/util/arc] → ppunpack*<br /> * [http://aminet.net/package/util/crypt/ppcrack.lha ppcrack]<br /> * [https://github.com/temisu/ancient Ancient]<br /> * http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/ppunpack10-mos (compiles and runs just fine on modern linux)<br /> * https://github.com/lab313ru/powerpacker_src (Reverse Engineered source code of packer, ported to Windows.)<br /> * [https://github.com/Kneesnap/FrogLord/blob/master/src/net/highwayfrogs/editor/file/packers/PP20Packer.java Packer Algorithm Java Implementation]<br /> * [[The Unarchiver]]<br /> <br /> == Sample files ==<br /> * Many, but not all, of the .pp files at http://cd.textfiles.com/amigagames/ag-199501/MultiMedia/Diskmags/ ...<br /> * [https://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/aminet/util/arc/PPUnpackWOS.lha PPUnpackWOS.lha] → sf.pp<br /> * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/powerPack/hotachy1.anim.pp<br /> <br /> [[Category:Amiga]]</div>

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