Compact Pro
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| − | '''Compact Pro''' was an archiver for the Mac platform in the 1990s, competing with [[StuffIt]]. A PC version called ExtractorPC was also released. | + | '''Compact Pro''' (originally named '''Compactor''') was an archiver for the Mac platform in the 1990s, competing with [[StuffIt]]. A PC version called ExtractorPC was also released. |
Compact Pro could decode [[BinHex]], split archives over multiple floppy disks, and display text or images when an archive was opened. It was also able to produce self-extracting archives, which were saved with a .sea extension. | Compact Pro could decode [[BinHex]], split archives over multiple floppy disks, and display text or images when an archive was opened. It was also able to produce self-extracting archives, which were saved with a .sea extension. | ||
When attempting to obtain Compact Pro, be sure you don't mistakenly end up with a [http://www.marykay.com/en-US/Gifts/Mary-Kay-Compact-Pro-unfilled-/170205.partId?eCatId=10670 makeup organizer], a [http://www.husqvarna.com/asia/products/cultivators/t300rs-compact-pro/ cultivator], or a [http://www.gravely.com/en-us/zero-turn-mowers/Compact-Pro/Pages/default.aspx lawnmower]. | When attempting to obtain Compact Pro, be sure you don't mistakenly end up with a [http://www.marykay.com/en-US/Gifts/Mary-Kay-Compact-Pro-unfilled-/170205.partId?eCatId=10670 makeup organizer], a [http://www.husqvarna.com/asia/products/cultivators/t300rs-compact-pro/ cultivator], or a [http://www.gravely.com/en-us/zero-turn-mowers/Compact-Pro/Pages/default.aspx lawnmower]. | ||
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| + | ==File Identification== | ||
| + | * The only magic number in a Compact Pro file header is the first byte <code>01</code>. The rest is offsets for the file directory and data, along with CRC-32 values. | ||
| + | * The type code is {{Type Code|PACT}}, and the creator code is <code>CPCT</code> which sometimes can be found in the file if the file has been encoded as a [[MacBinary]] file. | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [[The Unarchiver]] | ||
| + | * [[macutil]] | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv2nv01/DOS/UT_DSKFI/EXTPC102.ZIP|ExtractorPC}} (DOS software) | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * http://cd.textfiles.com/garbo/MAC/ → .../*.CPT | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|archive/compactPro}} | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Compact Pro|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:Compact Pro|Wikipedia article]] | ||
| − | * [http://www.cyclos.com/compactpro.htm Official site] (no longer supported; not OS X compatible) | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20020124185248/http://www.cyclos.com:80/compactpro.htm Official site] (no longer supported; not OS X compatible) |
| + | * [https://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/manuals/Compact-Pro-Users-Guide.pdf Compact Pro Users Guide] | ||
| + | * [https://code.google.com/archive/p/theunarchiver/wikis/CompactProSpecs.wiki Compact Pro Header Information] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Macintosh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 9 May 2024
Compact Pro (originally named Compactor) was an archiver for the Mac platform in the 1990s, competing with StuffIt. A PC version called ExtractorPC was also released.
Compact Pro could decode BinHex, split archives over multiple floppy disks, and display text or images when an archive was opened. It was also able to produce self-extracting archives, which were saved with a .sea extension.
When attempting to obtain Compact Pro, be sure you don't mistakenly end up with a makeup organizer, a cultivator, or a lawnmower.
Contents |
[edit] File Identification
- The only magic number in a Compact Pro file header is the first byte
01. The rest is offsets for the file directory and data, along with CRC-32 values. - The type code is
PACT, and the creator code isCPCTwhich sometimes can be found in the file if the file has been encoded as a MacBinary file.
[edit] Software
- The Unarchiver
- macutil
- ExtractorPC (DOS software)
[edit] Sample files
[edit] Links
- Wikipedia article
- Official site (no longer supported; not OS X compatible)
- Compact Pro Users Guide
- Compact Pro Header Information
