ZSQ (LZW compression)
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'''ZSQ''' is a file compression utility developed by Wayne Chin and Arvind Kumar. It describes itself as "File Squeezer using [[LZW]] compression algorithm". The companion decompression utility is '''ZUSQ'''. | '''ZSQ''' is a file compression utility developed by Wayne Chin and Arvind Kumar. It describes itself as "File Squeezer using [[LZW]] compression algorithm". The companion decompression utility is '''ZUSQ'''. | ||
| − | + | ZSQ might have been a contestant in the race to make a usable format based on [[LZWCOM]], but lost to [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] and [[Crunch]]. It uses the same file naming pattern as [[Crunch]]. | |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
* {{CdTextfiles|carousel/013C/ZSQUSQ.ZIP|ZSQUSQ.ZIP}} - ZSQ v1.0 and ZUSQ v1.0 (DOS software) | * {{CdTextfiles|carousel/013C/ZSQUSQ.ZIP|ZSQUSQ.ZIP}} - ZSQ v1.0 and ZUSQ v1.0 (DOS software) | ||
| + | * {{Deark}} | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|archive/zsq}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, 28 December 2023
ZSQ is a file compression utility developed by Wayne Chin and Arvind Kumar. It describes itself as "File Squeezer using LZW compression algorithm". The companion decompression utility is ZUSQ.
ZSQ might have been a contestant in the race to make a usable format based on LZWCOM, but lost to ARC and Crunch. It uses the same file naming pattern as Crunch.
[edit] Identification
Files apparently start with ASCII "WACK".
[edit] Software
- ZSQUSQ.ZIP - ZSQ v1.0 and ZUSQ v1.0 (DOS software)
- Deark
