PKTINY
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'''PKTINY''', also written '''PK-TINY''', is an executable compression utility that tries to make life difficult for those who want to decompress such files. It was developed by VGA-Software and Thomas Mönkemeier. | '''PKTINY''', also written '''PK-TINY''', is an executable compression utility that tries to make life difficult for those who want to decompress such files. It was developed by VGA-Software and Thomas Mönkemeier. | ||
| − | It compresses [[MS-DOS EXE| | + | It compresses DOS [[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]] files (to EXE), and [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] files (converting them to EXE). The files it creates are a corruption of [[TINYPROG]] format, but superficially look more like [[PKLITE]]. |
Only version 1.62 has been found, but there were others. UnTiny v1.04 says it supports "PKTiny 1.0, 1.4, 1.5, 1.60 (from VGACOPY.EXE), 1.61, 1.62". | Only version 1.62 has been found, but there were others. UnTiny v1.04 says it supports "PKTiny 1.0, 1.4, 1.5, 1.60 (from VGACOPY.EXE), 1.61, 1.62". | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
| + | * [{{SACFTPURL|pack|pktin162.zip}} PKTINY v1.62] | ||
* {{OldskoolDOSEXE}} → Executable Tools Pack → packers/pktiny.162-vga soft.rar | * {{OldskoolDOSEXE}} → Executable Tools Pack → packers/pktiny.162-vga soft.rar | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 19 August 2023
PKTINY, also written PK-TINY, is an executable compression utility that tries to make life difficult for those who want to decompress such files. It was developed by VGA-Software and Thomas Mönkemeier.
It compresses DOS EXE files (to EXE), and COM files (converting them to EXE). The files it creates are a corruption of TINYPROG format, but superficially look more like PKLITE.
Only version 1.62 has been found, but there were others. UnTiny v1.04 says it supports "PKTiny 1.0, 1.4, 1.5, 1.60 (from VGACOPY.EXE), 1.61, 1.62".
[edit] Identification
For v1.62 at least, a PKTINY-compressed file normally contains the ASCII strings "This program runs only on i80286 and above." and "Program was modified and will not run." somewhere in it.
[edit] Software
- PKTINY v1.62
- ANORMAL's DOSEXE collections → Executable Tools Pack → packers/pktiny.162-vga soft.rar
Dependencies:
Decompression:
- UnTiny v1.04
- Some other TINYPROG decompressors support PKTINY; see TINYPROG#Software.
