ShrinkIt

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'''ShrinkIt''' (written '''ShrinkIT''' in some versions) is a family of compression/archiving software for Apple II computers. It was developed by Andy Nicholas. It was created originally for the IIgs (relatively late in the history of the Apple II platform), but ported back to some of the other Apple II models.
  
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'''ShrinkIt''' is an archive format for the Apple II series (with also some Mac versions, but not always necessarily compatible cross-platform). It was created originally for the IIgs (relatively late in the history of the Apple II platform), but ported back to some of the other Apple II models. It uses [[LZW]] compression.
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Its native format is [[NuFX]] -- refer to [[NuFX]] for information about the format. The term "ShrinkIt" sometimes refers to the NuFX format, instead of just the software.
  
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One format used by this program is called [[NuFX]]; when NuFX-format data was placed into [[Binary II]] format for transfer, the file extension .bxy was used.
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== External links ==
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* [https://archive.org/details/3d0g_205a_ShrinkIt ShrinkIT 2.1] at Internet Archive
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* [https://archive.org/details/190_Shrinkit ShrinkIt 3.0.1] at Internet Archive
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* SHRINKIT FOR THE APPLE II - Documentation by Karl Bunker: [ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/disk_utils/archivers/Documentation%20for%20ShrinkIt.txt], [http://websites.umich.edu/~archive/apple2/8bit/archivers/shrinkit.docs.txt]
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* [[Wikipedia: ShrinkIt]]
  
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== Links ==
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See also [[NuFX#Links]].
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* [http://www.fadden.com/techmisc/hdc/lesson09.htm Hacking data compression] (gives lots of format details)
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* [http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/faqs/Csa2FLUTILS.html#002 What are ShrinkIt files?]
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* [http://www.callapple.org/tag/shrinkit/ ShinkFit X] - Mac OS X archiver compatible with ShrinkIt
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* [ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/Documentation%20for%20ShrinkIt.txt ShrinkIt documentation]
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* [http://www.goldstarsoftware.com/applesite/OpenAppleNewsletter/Vol5No07.PDF NuFX format described] (''A2-Central'', Aug. 1989)
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Revision as of 15:50, 14 September 2023

Software > Compression and archiving software > ShrinkIt

ShrinkIt (written ShrinkIT in some versions) is a family of compression/archiving software for Apple II computers. It was developed by Andy Nicholas. It was created originally for the IIgs (relatively late in the history of the Apple II platform), but ported back to some of the other Apple II models.

Its native format is NuFX -- refer to NuFX for information about the format. The term "ShrinkIt" sometimes refers to the NuFX format, instead of just the software.

External links

See also NuFX#Links.

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