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[[SIS]] (Software Installation Script) is a software installation archive format used on EPOC/Symbian OS. It contains files in other formats such as [[Psion IMG|APP]].
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[[SIS]] is a software installation archive format used on EPOC/Symbian OS. It contains files in other formats, such as [[EPOC/Symbian executable|APP]], [[EPOC AIF|AIF]], and [[EPOC MBM|MBM]].
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Some sources say that SIS stands for '''Software Installation Script'''; others say '''Symbian Installation System'''.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
SIS files for EPOC release 3, 4, and 5 begin with bytes <code>?? ?? ?? ?? 6d 00 00 10 19 04 00 10</code>.
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SIS files for EPOC release 3, 4, and 5 begin with bytes {{magic|?? ?? ?? ?? 6d 00 00 10 19 04 00 10}}.
  
SIS files for EPOC release 6 begin with <code>?? ?? ?? ?? 12 3a 00 10 19 04 00 10</code>.
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SIS files for EPOC release 6 begin with {{magic|?? ?? ?? ?? 12 3a 00 10 19 04 00 10}}.
  
SIS files for Symbian OS 9.x begin with <code>7a 1a 20 10</code>.
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SIS files for Symbian OS 9.x begin with {{magic|7a 1a 20 10}}.
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
* [http://www.thoukydides.webspace.virginmedia.com/sis.html SIS File Format] (for versions prior to Symbian OS 9.1)
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* [https://www.thouky.co.uk/sis.html SIS File Format] (for versions prior to Symbian OS 9.1)
 
* [http://www.cryer.co.uk/file-types/s/sis/softwareinstallsis.pdf Symbian OS v9.X SIS File Format Specification, Version 1.1]
 
* [http://www.cryer.co.uk/file-types/s/sis/softwareinstallsis.pdf Symbian OS v9.X SIS File Format Specification, Version 1.1]
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== Software ==
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* {{Deark}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150618073505/http://symstuff.com/downloads/siscontents1772.zip SISContents]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/disk1/GAMES/ ...
 
* http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/disk1/GAMES/ ...
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* https://www.mobileshox.com/symbian-games/
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/epocInstallationPackage}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:SIS (file format)|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:SIS (file format)|Wikipedia article]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621071645/http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/SIS Nokia Developer Wiki article] (from archive.org)
  
 
[[Category:Personal Digital Assistant formats]]
 
[[Category:Personal Digital Assistant formats]]
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[[Category:EPOC/Symbian]]

Latest revision as of 02:15, 4 September 2024

File Format
Name SIS
Ontology
Extension(s) .sis, .sisx
SIS is a software installation archive format used on EPOC/Symbian OS. It contains files in other formats, such as APP, AIF, and MBM.

Some sources say that SIS stands for Software Installation Script; others say Symbian Installation System.

Contents

[edit] Identification

SIS files for EPOC release 3, 4, and 5 begin with bytes ?? ?? ?? ?? 6d 00 00 10 19 04 00 10.

SIS files for EPOC release 6 begin with ?? ?? ?? ?? 12 3a 00 10 19 04 00 10.

SIS files for Symbian OS 9.x begin with 7a 1a 20 10.

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Links

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