Garc archive

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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
.GAR files created by Garc v1.0 start with ASCII "{{magic|Garc1.0}}".
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.GAR files created by Garc v1.0 start with ASCII "{{magic|Garc1.0}}". Files from v1.1 start with "{{magic|Garc1.1}}".
 
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It's unknown if there are any other versions of the format. Garc v1.1 probably exists (Garc v2.0 mentions it), but has not been located.
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel9510/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/GARC_10.ZIP|Garc v1.0}} (DOS software)
 
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel9510/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/GARC_10.ZIP|Garc v1.0}} (DOS software)
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* {{CdTextfiles|pier/pier08/023/garc1_1.zip|Garc v1.1}}
  
 
Following items are listed for reference, but don't support .GAR format.
 
Following items are listed for reference, but don't support .GAR format.

Latest revision as of 14:00, 4 September 2022

File Format
Name Garc archive
Ontology
Extension(s) .gar
Released 1995

Garc archive (.GAR) is a compressed archive format associated with Garc, a raster graphics utility developed by John Callicotte. It contains files in certain standard image formats, such as GIF, BMP, and TGA.

[edit] Discussion

Only Garc v1.x supports .GAR files. In v2.x, archives became collections of image files stored in an Access database. In v3.x, the archive features were dropped.

Garc v1.x is a menu-driven DOS program, distributed as shareware. Later versions are for Windows.

Garc lists its website as <http://sound.net/~johnc/garc.html>, but no archives of it seem to exist.

[edit] Identification

.GAR files created by Garc v1.0 start with ASCII "Garc1.0". Files from v1.1 start with "Garc1.1".

[edit] Software

Following items are listed for reference, but don't support .GAR format.

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