NuFX - Revision history

Jsummers at 18:04, 29 December 2023

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Change telparia.com samples link to template

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Category:Apple II series

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	NuFX also supports storing disk images. Files using this feature typically have extension '''.sdk'''.		NuFX also supports storing disk images. Files using this feature typically have extension '''.sdk'''.
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		+	== Format details ==
		+	Two slightly different CRC algorithms are used, by different parts of the format: [[CRC-16#CRC-16/XMODEM\|CRC-16/XMODEM]] and [[CRC-16#CRC-16/IBM-3740\|CRC-16/IBM-3740]].

	== Identification ==		== Identification ==

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 * [https://www.callapple.org/software/an-a-p-p-l-e-review-shink-fit-x-for-mac-os-x/ Shink-Fit X] - Mac OS X archiver compatible with ShrinkIt
 * [[ShrinkIt]]
 == Sample files ==

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 == Sample files ==
-* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/nuFX/
+* {{DexvertSamples|archive/nuFX}}
 * [https://archive.org/details/2013.06.13.www.umich.edu FTP Site: UMICH Software Archive] → .../*.shk

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 '''NuFX''' (NuFile Exchange; also known as '''ShrinkIt''' format) is an archiving format that was used for the Apple II series late in its history. It was created by Andy Nicholas as a student project at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The [[ShrinkIt]] program (also created by Nicholas) supports it. It usually uses [[LZW]] compression.
-When NuFX-format data is placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension '''.bxy''' is used.
+The usual filename extension is '''.shk'''. When NuFX-format data is placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, extension '''.bxy''' is used.
 NuFX also supports storing disk images. Files using this feature typically have extension '''.sdk'''.

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 |subcat=Archiving
 |extensions={{ext|shk}}, {{ext|sdk}}, {{ext|bxy}}
 |wikidata={{wikidata|Q25305144}}, {{wikidata|Q29167432}}, {{wikidata|Q60558754}}
 |released=1989
 }}
-'''NuFX''' (also known as '''ShrinkIt''' format) was an archiving format used for the Apple II series late in its history, created by Andy Nicholas as a student project at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The [[ShrinkIt]] program (also created by Nicholas) supported it. It usually uses [[LZW]] compression.
+'''NuFX''' (NuFile Exchange; also known as '''ShrinkIt''' format) is an archiving format that was used for the Apple II series late in its history. It was created by Andy Nicholas as a student project at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The [[ShrinkIt]] program (also created by Nicholas) supports it. It usually uses [[LZW]] compression.
-When NuFX-format data was placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension .bxy was used.
+When NuFX-format data is placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension '''.bxy''' is used.
 == Identification ==
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 * [http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/faqs/Csa2FLUTILS.html#002 What are ShrinkIt files?]
 [[Category:Apple II series]]

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 |released=1989
 }}
-'''NuFX''' was an archiving format used for the Apple II series late in its history, created by Andy Nicholas as a student project at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The [[ShrinkIt]] program (also created by Nicholas) supported it. When NuFX-format data was placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension .bxy was used.
+When NuFX-format data was placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension .bxy was used.
 == Identification ==
 NuFX files start with bytes {{magic|4e f5 46 e9 6c e5}}. This is ASCII "<code>NuFile</code>", but with the high bit set on alternate bytes.
 == Software ==
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 * [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ibmnulib.zip}} NuLib v3.24] (DOS software)
 * [https://www.callapple.org/software/an-a-p-p-l-e-review-shink-fit-x-for-mac-os-x/ Shink-Fit X] - Mac OS X archiver compatible with ShrinkIt
 == Sample files ==
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 * [http://www.fadden.com/techmisc/hdc/lesson09.htm Hacking data compression] (gives lots of format details)
 * [http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/faqs/Csa2FLUTILS.html#002 What are ShrinkIt files?]
 [[Category:Apple II series]]

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	'''NuFX''' was an archiving format used for the Apple II series late in its history, created by Andy Nicholas as a student project at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The [[ShrinkIt]] program (also created by Nicholas) supported it. When NuFX-format data was placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension .bxy was used.		'''NuFX''' was an archiving format used for the Apple II series late in its history, created by Andy Nicholas as a student project at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The [[ShrinkIt]] program (also created by Nicholas) supported it. When NuFX-format data was placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension .bxy was used.
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		+	== Sample files ==
		+	* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/nuFX/

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	* [http://www.callapple.org/tag/shrinkit/ ShinkFit X] - Mac OS X archiver compatible with ShrinkIt		* [http://www.callapple.org/tag/shrinkit/ ShinkFit X] - Mac OS X archiver compatible with ShrinkIt
	* [ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/Documentation%20for%20ShrinkIt.txt ShrinkIt documentation]		* [ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/Documentation%20for%20ShrinkIt.txt ShrinkIt documentation]
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		+	[[Category:Apple II series]]