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'''.
  
It belongs to the [[Squeeze]]/[[Crunch]] ecosystem, though it's not clear exactly how it fits into it. Files use the same naming conventions as [[Crunch]].
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ZSQ might have been a contestant in the race to make a usable format based on [[LZWCOM]], but lost to [[Crunch]]. It uses the same file naming pattern as [[Crunch]].
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==

Revision as of 18:31, 25 February 2021

File Format
Name ZSQ (LZW compression)
Ontology
Extension(s) .?z?, .zzz
Released 1985

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 Crunch. It uses the same file naming pattern as Crunch.

Identification

Files apparently start with ASCII "WACK".

Software

  • ZSQUSQ.ZIP - ZSQ v1.0 and ZUSQ v1.0 (DOS software)
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