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'''NPack''' is a file compression utility for DOS. It was developed by Stac Electronics and later acquired by Symantic in 1991.
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'''NPack''' is a file compression utility for DOS. It was developed by Stac Electronics and later acquired by Symantic in 1991. It uses [[Lempel–Ziv–Stac]] compression.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files begin with ASCII string {{magic|MSTSM}}
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Files begin with ASCII string "{{magic|MSTSM}}".
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* https://github.com/Sembiance/dexvert/blob/master/dos/NDFIX-1/NPACK.EXE?raw=true
 
* https://github.com/Sembiance/dexvert/blob/master/dos/NDFIX-1/NPACK.EXE?raw=true
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* [https://archive.org/details/cdrom-devilsdoorknobbbscapture1996-2003 The Devil's Doorknob BBS Capture (1996-2003)] → Dloads/OTHERUTI/NDFIX-1.ZIP → NPACK.EXE
 
* An NPACK.EXE utility was included with some Symantec products, such as Norton Desktop 1.0 and 2.0 for Windows.
 
* An NPACK.EXE utility was included with some Symantec products, such as Norton Desktop 1.0 and 2.0 for Windows.
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* {{Deark}}
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/npack/
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/npack}}

Latest revision as of 02:50, 28 December 2023

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Name NPack
Ontology
Released 1988

NPack is a file compression utility for DOS. It was developed by Stac Electronics and later acquired by Symantic in 1991. It uses Lempel–Ziv–Stac compression.

[edit] Identification

Files begin with ASCII string "MSTSM".

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

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