EddyHawk's Info List
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FILE (ARCHIVER/(DE)COMPRESSOR):
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Info Source:
Philip Helger/GT/V2.60/GT.TXT
Jeff Gilchrist:
ACT/Nov 1999/INDEX
ACT/Sep 1998/INDEX
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Features Legend:
A = Authentication Verification (Security Envelope)
A1 = AV is using external utility (UC2)
D = user can include his own dictionary (UC2, ARI, ERI)
E = Encryption (Ability to encrypt/garble files in archive with password)
E1 = Crypt is using external utility (UC2)
F = Additional Filter or Multimedia compression for graphic, sound files
F1 = Multimedia compression + Other Filters (ex: for EXE, OBJ, etc)
G = GUI (Graphical or Text Shell to manage archiver functions)
G1 = GUI is using external utility (UC2)
L = Windows Long Filename Support
M = Multi Disk Spanning (Ability to span an archive over two or more disks)
M1 = multi volume is using external utility
O = list/view some other archives (RAR, ACE)
O1 = built-in extraction of some other archives (IMP)
O2 = can create other archives format (X1, WinRAR)
P = Data Protection Encoding (Stores Error Recovery Info)
S = Solid Archives (All files compressed together as one instead of
individually)
S1 = Solid Archive can't be disabled
S2 = Modified solid-archive (concatenates files into block like JAR & YAC)
S3 = Less-like solid-archive (using shared dictionary like UC2)
S4 = Indirect solid-archive, or using external file collector
X = SFX (Ability to create Self-Extracting Archives)
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-XTREME
V1.06
-NPACK
V1.0
-SHORTEN
V2.3a
-SEMONE
V0.6b0
-WAVARC
V1.0
note: WAV sound file presor
-EPRESS
beta0
-STUFFIT
by: Raymond Lau and Aladdin System
-DROPSTUFF
V5.0
note: can create StuffIt & ZIP archive
-7ZIP
V2.0
-COOLZIP
V1.01
-BA (Blocksorting Arithmetic)
by: mikael lundqvits (.se)
type: experimental presor
compiler: djgpp v2
V0.99b [1999]
verbose analysis report
note:
GZIP-like cmdln
pres uses BWT+arithmetic
-ARS
by: Oleg Stepanyuk
V2.1
note: always create SFX archive
-BS2
V2.0 [1992]
-BSArc
by: Serg Babitchew/PTS (Russia?)
v1.9.3 [Sep 1992]
v1.9.5 [1992]
v2.0.0 [May 1995]
features: M X
disadv: Shareware
-BSA
by: PTS Ltd. (Russia)
year: 1992-1994
type: 286
compiler: BC++ V3+ [1991]
V2.00
rel 0.972 [1994]: very buggy (hang when pres starts)
EdH: I can't risk my computer data just to test the bug further
rel 1.10 [1994]
prog x has ovl -> BSN archive contains help files
supports BSA, BSN archive (by specify archive.BSA to create BSA archive
& archive.BSN to create BSN archive)
-++ option is buggy (says 'corrupt' when depres)
note: part of PTSDOS
-CHARC
by: S. Tchernivetzky
V1.2 [1990]
-COMP16
by: Joseph M. Orost
-Finish
by: ImagiSOFT
V2.6 [1992]
-Links LS
by: Access Software
-LZA
by: The African Chief
[1999]
-PKK
by: African Chief
V4.20
note: part of Chief's Installer Pro
-MAR (Micrognosis compression ARchiver)
by: Micrognosis
compiler: msc [1992]
V1.0 [1994?]
prog can't accept -lzs- & -lzw- options
note:
based on Haruhiko's LZSS?
depres is slower than pres
-PACK
by: IBM
-PAQ
by: Dmitry Dvoinikov
year: 1996-98
-PHP
by: PHaX aka Philip Helger (Austria)
year: 1997-1998
V1.0 [1998]
-RAX
by: GeCAD srl
V1.02 [1998]
-Synetic
by: Synetic Software
-XLink
by: J. E. Hoffmann
V2.02 [1994,1995]
-YamazakiZippe
by: Binary Technologies
year: 1997-98
-ZPack
by: SpeedSOFT
V1.0 [1992]
-QUANTUM
by: david s./Cinematronics
year: 1993-1995
compiler: bc++ [1994] PE
v0.90+ [1995]
named as 'Q.EXE' (?)
v0.97 release candidate [May 1995]
undoc-ed switch: -c6 or -c7 for maximum, very very slow pres
adv:
Free
very good & slow pres
-QUARK
by: Kunz Robert
v1.0b [May 1993]
disadv: Shareware
-SAR
by: Streamline Design
v1.0 [Mar 1993]
disadv: Shareware
-SBX
by: castman/SpinnerBaker Software
type: win32
v1.2 [Jan 1998]
v1.4
disadv: Shareware
-SONARC
by: Richard P. Sprague
v2.1i [Jun 1994]
disadv: Shareware
note: sound file presor
-SPLINT
by: Kenji Rikitake
v2.1 [Apr 1989]
adv: Free
-SQUASH
by: Dominik Murk
v1.21 [May 1997]
adv: Free
-SQUISH
by: Mike Albert
v1.0 [Sep 1992]
disadv: Shareware
-SQWEZ
by: Jim Miller/JM Software
v2.3 [Nov 1994]
disadv: Shareware
-SZIP
by: Michael Schindler
type: presor
V1.05 [1997]
v1.11b [Aug 1998]
adv: Free
-TAR
by: Tim V. Shaporev (Russia)
v3.21b [May 1997]
v3.21g
disadv: Shareware
note: not presor but file collector, but can use GZIP to pres -> .TGZ file
-TAR
note: GNU pub license
-QFC
by: George G. Lyapko (Ukraine)
year: 1993-1998
note: not presor but file collector, like TAR
-TPDEZIP
by: R.P. Byrne
v1.5 [May 1989]
disadv: Shareware
-ZET
by: Oleg V. Zaimkin
v0.10 [1994]
v0.10b [Mar 1997]
disadv:Shareware
-PAR
by: Philipp Druyts (Belgium)
type: win32
v1.45 [Jun 1998]
V1.49b
adv: Free
-PAK-DD
by: Dmitry Dvoinikov
v1.0a [1997]
disadv: Shareware
-BinHex
by: Apple
note: not presor, but converter like UUEncode, Mime
-NULIB
by: Andy McFadden
v3.24 [Jan 1993]
adv: Free
-NSK
by: Nashsoft Systems
v5.0 [1997]
disadv: Shareware
-MDCD
by: Mike Davenport
v1.0 [Oct 1988]
adv: Free
-HIT
by: Bogdan Ureche
v2.10 [Mar 1995]
disadv: Shareware
-ELI
by: Jules Revsin
v5750
disadv: Shareware
-CRUSH
by: J. Rollason
v1.8 [Feb 1995]
disadv: Shareware
note: not presor, converts others's archive into solid archive
-LIMIT
by: J. Y. Lim
type: 286
v1.2 [Feb 1994]
adv: Free
note: pres uses Sliding window dictionary + Huffman
-KBOOM
by: Miles Pawski
v1.1 [1992]
adv: Free
note: pres uses LZW
-JRC (JRCHIVE)
by: JAYAR Systems
year: 1992-1995
v1.10 [May 1995]
disadv: Shareware
Features: S X
-JAM
by: W. Jiang (China)
[Aug 1996]
adv: free
features: E
note: pres uses LZ78 variant
-HUFFMAN C.E. II
by: Joe Jared
type: Win32
v0.21q [Jun 1999]
adv: free for non commercial use
note: pres uses LZ + Huffman
features: L
-HPA
by: Hungarian Pirates Alliance
v1.8 [Apr 1998]
adv: Free
features: X
-GAS
by: Ricky Bhatti
v2.0 [May 1993]
disadv: Shareware
-DST
by: Tommaso Guglielmi (Italy)
type: 386, 2Mb RAM
v0.9b [May 1998]
disadv: Shareware
note: pres uses LZ77 and PPM variant, Dynamic Huffman
-DEEPFREEZ
by: Binary Technology (Japan?)
type: win32
v1.03 [Jan 1998]
disadv: Shareware
Features: E L X
-CROSSEPAC
by: Digital Strategies
V1.35 [Oct 1994]
disadv: shareware
-PROPACK
By: Rob Northen Computing (England)
Type: (data & x) presor, archiver
Year: 1991-1993
Compiler: BC++ [1991]
V2.08
V2.14 [Oct 1992]
V2.19 [1993]
Adv:
support for Amiga, Lynx, ST, 68000 x ?
free for non-commercial use
registration & update is free for sw developers
Disadv: bad pres ratio
-BVI
by: Boris Vilincoff
type: 386
v1.70 [Feb 1998]
adv: free
features: L
note: pres uses Arithmetic
-X1
by: Stig Valentini (.dk)
type: 386, 4Mb RAM, DOS V3.3
year: 1991-1996
v0.95a beta [May 1997]
adv:
free
can create (PK)ZIP/ARJ/LHA(RC)/ZOO/HA/TGZ/HAP/PUT archive by itself
recovery record
contains experimental pres algo
solid archive
double-crc (for presed & depresed data)
disadv:
repair command actually erase the archive instead!
doc gives little explanation about .X coder options
note:
prog x is PMODE/W V1.20 + LE
pres also use Bloom's PPMZ
-LZS
by: Hifn/Stac Electronics
v3.1 [1992]
demo
note:
pres uses LZS
candidate for algo for Stacker ?
-DPA
by: Dirk Paehl
v1.1a [Apr 1996]
adv: free
disadv:
bad pres ratio -> Huffman only (?)
can't pres too large file (tested: 2.7Mb) ?
-CODEC
by: Telvox Teleinformatica (Italy)
v3.21 [Apr 1995]
disadv: shareware
Features: E X
note:
pres uses HPBS (High Performance Bit Shrinker)
package also contain some pres algo desc
-BZIP2
by: Julian Seward
type: win32, 2Mb RAM, presor
v0.1pl2 [Aug 1997]
free
v0.21: GNU pub license
v0.9.0b [Sep 1998]
features: L P
V0.9.5d
nice speed improvement
note:
pres uses BWT + Huffman
GZIP-like cmdln
-UHARC (Uwe Herklotz ARChiver)
by Uwe Herklotz (Germany)
V0.2 [Dec 1997]
adv: free for non commercial use
note: always solid
-LZAP
by: Mike Goldman
type: 386
v0.20.0 [Jun 1998]
adv: Free
disadv: slow
note: pres uses LZ77 and LZP variants
-TSCOMP
by: The Stirling Group
v1.3.21 [1991]
disadv: Shareware
-ISC or ICOMP or ISCOMP
by: Stirling Technologies Inc.
year: 1990-1997
v3.00.61 [Oct 1997]
disadv: Shareware
note: produces .Z archive which is used by some Win3/4 application packages
-HAP
by: Harald Feldmann/Hamarsoft (The Netherlands)
type: 286
v3.00 [1992]
v3.05b: Shareware
v4.03 [Apr 1996]
commercial
only test drive ver available: not pres at all, only show presed size
features: P
note:
author also wrote list of 80x86 bugs & optimized others's archiver
pres uses modified arithmetic
-ASD
by: Tobias Svensson/Topologi Software (.se)
adv: free
v0.1.2 [Apr 1996]
v0.1.3 [Nov 1996]
features: S X
note:
pres uses LZ77
always solid
-ARC (PLUS)
by: SEA
year: 1985-1991
V6.00
V6.02 [Jan 1989]
V7.0
adv: crypt
disadv: shareware
note:
crypt uses XOR
pres uses RLE, dynamic LZ, Huffman
-PKARC
by: Phil Katz/PKWARE (USA)
v3.5 [Apr 1987]
shareware
note: ARC compatible -> cause SEA Inc to take PKWARE to court (?)
-PAK
by: NoGate Consulting
year: 1988-1990
V2.51 [Oct 1990]
disadv: shareware
-PKPAK
by: Phil Katz/PKWARE (USA)
v3.61 [Aug 1988]
Shareware
note: PAK compatible?
-PKZIP (PKware ZIP)
by: Phil Katz/PKWARE (USA)
year: 1989-1999
variant: PKZIPWIN V2.6 [Dec 1997]
V0.9
pres uses Shrink method
V1.10
pres uses Shrink method
V2.04g [Feb 1993]
deflate pres
can use (X/E)MS, DPMI, 386 instruction for more pres ratio & speed
V2.06 [Jan 1994]
IBM licensed version
PKWARE: it's identic with V2.04g
V2.50 [1999]
option -exx (extreme compression)
enabling 32bit PM Extreme Compression with CWSDPMI V0.90+ r4 causes hang on
my cpu
Adv:
standard
good & fast pres
option -es gives the fastest known pres with good pres ratio
regged ver offers AV
Disadv:
shareware
weak multi-floppy archive
required to insert last disk (volume)
no recovery record
PKZIPFIX is criticized to only updates archive header structure w/o
check individual files integrity
note:
Phil Katz put ZIP algo to pub domain
ZIP algo contains various methods: Shannon-Fano, Huffman and named them
differently: Shrink, Implode, Deflate
-WINZIP
by: Nico Mak
type: win3+
v6.3 [Sep 1997]
V7.0
V8.0
disadv: shareware
note:
PKZIP compatible
popular ZIP prog for Win
-GZIP (Gailly's? ZIP)
by: Jean-loup Gailly
type: presor
V1.2.4 [Aug 1993]
adv: free (GNU pub license)
note: pres uses Shannon-Fano, Huffman
-INFOZIP
by: Mark Adler, Richard B. Wales, Jean-loup Gailly, Onno van der Linden,
Kai Uwe Rommel
year: 1990-1997
v2.2 [Nov 1997]
adv: free
features: E L M X
note: pres uses LZW, Shannon-Fano, Huffman
-NCZIP (Norton Commander ZIP)
by: Symantec
year: 1986-1995
V5.0 [1995]
note: can only be run under NC
-TURBOZIP
by: Pacific Gold Coast
type: win32
v2.1 [Aug 1997]
disadv: shareware
-ZIP-ARCHIV
by: Peter Troxler
v2.0 [1994]
disadv: shareware
-ZIPNAV
by: FlashPoint
type: win
v2.03 [Jul 1995]
disadv: shareware
-ZIPSERVER
by: Redei Enterprises
type: win
v2.12.2 [Oct 1996]
disadv: Shareware
-NETZIP
by: Software Builders
type: win32
v4.1 [Sep 1997]
disadv: Shareware
-ARJ (Archiver by Robert Jung)
by: Robert K. Jung/ARJ Software (USA)
year: 1990-2000
type: DOS V2.11+/V3+
compiler: BC++ V3.0+ [1990/1991]
variant: ARJ32 V3.08a [Oct 2000]
V1.00 [Feb 1991]
basic design from AR001/AR002
V2.41 [Jun 1993]
EdH: best ver: no ovl on prog x
V2.60 [Nov 1997]
-hk option (recovery record)
-ac option (chapter archive)
supports Win98
prog x uses ovl
new 2nd crypt using GOST cipher
V2.70 [Sep 1999]
recovery record is appended to archive instead of as separate file
prog x (image, not ovl) can't be presed (CRC error!)
V2.75A [Oct 2000]
features: A E L M P X
Adv:
free for non-commercial use
mass of options -> very flexible
standard
much better (floppy/multi volume) archive handler than PKZIP
but worse than RAR/ACE
note:
pres uses LZSS+Huffman
crypt uses
simple XOR (-g) -> easy? to break
GOST 28147-89 cipher in 64bit CFB mode
40bit key (-g -hg!) to meet USA export regulation (but not anymore?)
separate module ARJCRYPT.COM, 256bit key (?) (-g -hg)
only for USA user
-SARJ (Solid ARJ)
by: Frederic Taes (Belgium)
v1.21 [Jan '96]
adv: free
note: not presor but converts ARJ archive to solid ARJ
EdH: UC V2.37b/DOC mention 'ARJ a -m0' + 'ARJ a -m1' as another way to
create solid-like ARJ
-ARJZ
by: Bulat Ziganshin (.su)
V0.15a [Apr 1995]
better pres than ARJ
disadv: shareware
note:
independently improved ARJ
pres uses LZSS+Huffman
-EXP
by: Bulat Ziganshin (.su)
type: win32
v1.0 [Feb 1998]
adv: free
features: L
note: pres uses BWT + Huffman
-AR (ARchiver(?))
by: Haruhiko Okumura (Japan)
001 or V1.10 [Oct 1990]
002 [1990]
with src?
note:
frame of lz+huffman presor?
basic of most archiver today (ex: ARJ V1.0-2.0, LHA, ZIP, ZOO)
-LZARI (LZss+ARIthmetic)
by: Haruhiko Okumura (Japan)
note: with src
-LH5
by: Haruhiko Okumura (Japan) (?)
note: AR002 variant, slightly better? pres
-LARC
by: Kazuhiko Miki, Haruhiko Okumura, Ken Masuyama (Japan)
v3.33 [Feb 1989]
features: X
disadv: Shareware
note:
uses Haruhiko's LZSS implementation
pres uses LZ
-ICE
by: Yoshi
year: 1988-1989
V1.14 [1989]
-LHA (Lz-Huffman Archiver)
by: Haruyazu Yoshizaki (Japan)
year: 1988-1995
compiler: LSI-C86
features: X
adv: free
V1.13C
former name is LH or LHARC
changed in next ver because MS-DOS V5.0 now also has command called 'LH'
uses dynamic Huffman coding
src is released
V2.13 [July 1991]
compiled by LSI-C86 V3.20
faster depres (because of new static Huffman coding)
free
V2.6x
experimental vers for V3.0 production
V2.60 [Jun 1994]
compiled by LSI-C86 V3.30b
increase dictionary to 32kb for pres & 64kb for depres
V2.61 [Jun 1994]
compiled by LSI-C86 V3.30c beta
V2.63 [Jul 1994]
improved pres speed: optimized asm + larger buffer
-lh6-: up to 32kb dict
-lh7-: 32 to 64kb dict
V2.66 [Dec 1994]
V2.67 [Oct 1995]
win32 console
note:
1st standard archiver, adopted by PKZIP, ARJ, UC
lha is family of LHarc, LHIce, AR
pres uses LZSS+Huffman (prog call it Freeze/Melt)
-LHARK
by: Kerwin F. Medina
v0.4d [Dec 1996]
adv: Free
Features: E L X
note: pres uses LZH
-ARX
by: Michael A. Kosior
year: 1994-1995
v1.00 [Jan 1995]
disadv: Shareware
note: pres use LHARC V1.13's algo
-PUT
by: Jim Hass
v3.47 [Jan 1998]
disadv: Shareware
note: pres uses LHA V2.x's algo -> equal? output
-UC (Ultra Compressor)
by: AIP-NL (The Netherlands)
year: 1991-1996
compiler: bc++ 3.0+ compact [1991]
type: dos v2.1+, 8086+, 640kb RAM
V2.3 [Jun 1995]
V2.37b [1996]
adv:
compherensive manual
pcp: private compression profile -> user dictionary to replace
master dictionary
(Super)Optimize: repres existing archive in different ways as an attempt
to reduce archive size even further
recovery record (called damage protection)
sfx creator (UC2SEA) uses subset of UltraFast depres engine
it's different than usual pres engine used in UC, so sfx creation involves
depresing UC archive & presing in UCSEA format
UltraFast may be used in next ver of UC
chapter archive
multimedia pres
regged ver offers UltraSeal (AV) based on Lucas function (300 & 400bit
prime factors)
free for non-commercial use
disadv:
close-related features are put in separate x-es (ex: file-split, crypt)
presed header & pathnames
sfx distribution requires registration
note:
crypt uses 3DES, OTP+MD5
pres uses LZSS+Huffman (AR002 derivative)
+ dictionary manager: create dictionary from collection of files
(like modified solid-archive)
+ master dictionary: generic info about common file types which is used
to pres dictionaries (shared dictionary)
+ enlarged string matching:
called UltraEngine
max 64kb distance & 30kb match length
try to 'learn' statistic from previous block under blocking/grouping
-RAR (Roshal's ARchiver)
by: Eugene Roshal (Russia)
year: 1993-2001
variant: WinRAR V2.70b2 for Win4+, for OS/2 /Unix/BeOS
V2.04 [May 1998]
V2.06 [1998]
V2.50 [March 1999]
last dos ver
dict size is only 64kb
but can extract archive with more than 64kb dictionary
V2.60b8 [Oct 1999]
32bit prog x (EMX prog)
w/o shell
up to 1Mb dictionary
can handle huge (number of) files
V2.80b3 [10 Jan 2001]
Adv:
solid-archive
recovery record
started with string 'Protect!'
multimedia pres
useful for
raw digital audio data contains up to 4 8bit or 2 16bit channels
& true color (24-bit) bitmaps
NC-like shell
command-line
better pres ratio than PKZIP
non-RAR archive support
regged ver offers AV
Disadv:
shareware
crypted solid-archive can't be modified
proprietary cipher
Eugene Roshal: but it's significantly stronger than ZIP's
dos sfx can only extract archive with 64kb dictionary
Note:
1st archiver to use
'real' shell
solid-archive
recovery record
multimedia pres
RAR pres algo is proprietary
-WinRAR
by: Eugene Roshal (Russia)
V2.70b2
can create ZIP archive
non-RAR archiver support
-ACE
by: Marcel Lemke (Germany)
compiler: wc32
year: 1997-2000
type: 386+, 2Mb RAM
Var: WinACE for Win4+
V1.1 [1997]
V1.2b [Jul 1998]
up to 1Mb dictionary
Features: A E G L M P S X
V2.0b2 [2000]
up to 4Mb dictionary
ACE V2.0 pres: uses some filters for better pres
Features: A E F1 G L M P S X
V2.0b4 [Dec 2000]
better recovery record
lower memory requirement
Hint: prog x checks itself, but if prog x is read-only attributed, the
check is disabled (bug?) and prog x executes normally. so after
pres the prog x, set it to read-only
Adv:
better pres ratio than PKZIP
RAR-like shell
2nd path
command-line
encryption (160 bit hashed BlowFish)
non-ACE archive support
regged ver offers AV
disadv: shareware
note: uses LZ77 + Huffman pres algo
-YAC (Yet Another Compressor)
by: Aleksandras Surna or Alexander Shurna (Russia)
type: 440/330kb mem (pres/depres)
compiler: ms-c [1990/1992]
V1.02 [Sep 1995]
free
uses EMS for better pres instead of dos extender for stability
auto-solid archive: combine files into 1-1.5Mb file
uses LZ with 64 or 1024kb (if EMS enabled) window + static Huffman
plus 2b data sequences transformation & adaptive dictionary
ovl-ed x
disadv: max ~2,100 files addable at once
note: always solid
-JAR (Jung's ARchiver)
by: Robert K. Jung/ARJSoftware (USA)
type: ~571kb mem
year: 1996-1997
Variant: JAR32 (console) for NT 3.5+, Win9x
V1.02 [Aug 1997]
uses 'GOST V1.01' cipher in CBC mode
not on export version, only for USA user
Features: A E L M P S
adv:
mass of options
free for non commercial use
disadv:
worse floppy/multi volume archive handler than ARJ (?)
specifying mem near maximum available will make JAR unable to depres
max 80,000 files in an archive
presed pathnames
note:
to get better pres w/o removing ARJ compatibility, new pres algo is
implemented in JAR instead
follows Surna's YAC philosophy:
uses XMS/EMS for better pres & stability
ovl-ed x
modified solid-archive: combine files into 1-1.5Mb/12Mb file
always solid
pres uses LZSS+Huffman+ word dictionary?
-XPACK -A
by: JauMing Tseng (Taiwan)
type: archiver
V1.67.r [Oct 1999]
note: depres is slower than pres
-XPACK -PD
by: JauMing Tseng (Taiwan)
type: data presor
V1.67.r [Oct 1999]
-xpa32
by: jauming tseng
type: win32
V1.0.2 [1999]
-HYPER
by: Peter Sawatzki & K. Nischkle (Germany)
V2.5 [1990]
V2.6 [May 1992]
features: X
adv: fast pres
disadv: shareware
-ZOO
by: Rahul Dhesi (India?)
V2.01 [1988?]
shareware
V2.01+
GNU pub license
V2.10 [Jul 1991]
note: similar presed size with AR002 & LHA 2.x?
-AMG (Archiver by Milen Georgiev (?))
by: Milen Georgiev (Bulgaria)
compiler: bp v7.0
V2.2 [Nov 1993] with src
V2.3 [Aug 1995]
called AMGC
shareware
Features: E G M X
V2.3 [Nov 1997]
hacked V2.2 by Tony M. Brown/TonyTown Software (?)
called OOP
features: E G M
note: AMGC, OOP V2.3, SuperPack V2.00 (?) & SKY V1.15 best pres
gives the same presed filesize -> same algo (?)
-SKY
by: Jean-Michel Herve/SkyTech (France)
year: 1995-1997
V1.15 [Jul 1997]
adv: free
note: AMGC, OOP V2.3, SuperPack V2.00 (?) & SKY V1.15 best pres
gives the same presed filesize -> same algo (?)
-SUPER PACK
by: Kai Gossens/Future-Dreams Entertainment
v2.0 [Apr 1995]
adv: free
note: AMGC, OOP V2.3, SuperPack V2.00 (?) & SKY V1.15 best pres
gives the same presed filesize -> same algo (?)
-PPMZ
by: Charles Bloom (USA)
type: experimental presor
V8.1 [1995]
V8.3
disadv:
mem required ~ 30xfilesize
very very slow
bad pres for binary file
note: uses arithmetic/PPM coding
-PPMD
type: win32
compiler: intel c/c++
by: Dimitry Shkarin (Russia)
note: fast & good pres on textfile
-BOA
by: Ian Sutton
year: 1997-1998
type: 386, 2Mb RAM
V0.58b [Feb 1998]
features: L S
adv:
1 of best pres for textfile
free
disadv:
very very slow
bad pres for binary file
shareware
note: pres uses PPM variant
-ACB (Associative Coder by Buyanovsky)
by: George Buyanovsky (.su)
v1.14a
386+, 8mb mem
v2.00c [Apr 1997]
486+, 16mb mem
adv: 1 of best text presors
features: E M P S1
disadv:
shareware
presed header
note: pres uses Associative Coder
-IMP
by: Technelysium Pty Ltd (Australia)
year: 1998-2000
type: 386+, init mem: 540kb
compiler: wc32
variant: WinImp V0.93
V1.0 [Jun 1998]
win32 console
crypt uses BlowFish
V1.1b2 [May 1999]
Features: E F L M P S
adv: can depres ZIP archive, but not (crypt/Shrink/Reduc)ed
disadv:
to depres multi-volume archive, must start with last volume
shareware
presed pathnames
V1.12 [Jan 2000]
win32 console
note: pres uses LZ77 (algorithm 1) & BWT (algorithm 2)
-BLINK
by: DTS
type: DOS V3.3, 256kb RAM, 8088/386
compiler: bc++ v5.02
year: 1997-1999
V2.51 [Mar 1999]
note: 1 of fastest presors, but LZOP V1.00 has better pres & faster depres
PHaX: terrible format
-LZOP (Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer Packer)
by: Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer (Austria)
year: 1996-1998
type: presor
compiler: djgpp v2
v0.95 [Nov 1997]
V1.00 [Apr 1998]
faster
adv:
free
can use very fast pres
features: L
note:
1 of fastest presors, but PKZIP V2.50 -es + DPMI has better pres
pres uses LZO1X algo
EdH: LZO may also mean Laetor Zonas Obteri (?)
-AKT
by: TRT/Agyhalal (Hungary)
year: 1998-1999
v2.70b2 [Sep 1999]
compiler: bp v7.0
adv: free
-AIN
by: Alexander Kulpin/Transas Marine (Russia)
year: 1993-1996
V2.21 [1994]
V2.32 [Nov 1996]
features: E M X
adv: can use XMS/EMS
disadv: shareware
note: presed header
-AR7
by: Timothy R. Erickson
V1.2
note: for e-mail send -> bad pres ratio (?)
-ARG
by: Igor Pavlov (Russia)
V1.01รก [1994]
note: uses huffman only -> bad pres
-UFA (UFA32)
by: Igor Pavlov (Russia)
year: 1996-1998
compiler: bc++ v3+ [1994]
V0.00 (Alpha+Gamma)/2 [Oct 1996]
pres: 570,000b mem, depres: 250,000b mem
V0.01/V0.02 [1997]
V0.03/V0.04 [1998]
V0.04b1 [Mar 1998]
-777
by: Igor Pavlov (Russia)
year: 1997-98
type: win32
V0.04b1 [Mar 1998]
features: E L S
disadv: shareware
-BIX
by: Igor Pavlov
V1.00b2 [1998]
V1.0b3
-RKive
by: Malcolm Taylor (New Zealand)
year: 1996-1998
V1.4 [1996]
V1.92b [1997]
V1.92b1 [Feb 1998]
disadv: shareware
note:
very slow pres
always solid
-RK
by: Malcolm Taylor (New Zealand)
V1.01b1
note: 1 of best presor
-RKUC (RK Universal Compressor (?))
by: Malcom Taylor
V1.03
Jeff Gilchrist: there's a bug in depres on some cases
-DWC
by: Dean W. Cooper
V5.01a [1988]
V5.10 [Mar 1990]
features: E X
disadv: shareware
note:
fast
uses LZW
-ARI (Archiver by Rao Inc)
by: Alexander Ratushnyak / RAO Inc. (Russia)
type: 386
compiler: asm
V2.15 [1997]
V2.2 [Jun 1997]
features: D E M P S
adv: free
disadv: sfx are disabled
note:
very (good & slow) pres
pres uses LZ+Huffman, 2D-eri-ppm
if you use -hc<size> option to pres, you must respecify the same -hc<size>
on depres for correct depres
PHaX: no header
-ERI32
by: Alexander Ratushnyak / RAO Inc. (Russia)
year: 1991-1999
type: ARI+multimedia extension, 386, 2Mb RAM
compiler: wc32
adv: free
disadv: solid, pcp, sfx is disabled
V3.1 [Feb 1998] available for test
V3.6fre [Mar 1999]
V4.2fre
V4.4fre
pres improvement
Features: E F M P S X
note: pres uses LZ+Huffman, 2D-eri-ppm
-(UNIX) COMPRESS
by: Unix
V4.30d
note:
1 of the worst pres :)
uses LZC
-MSXIE
by: Andy Cheng/MercurySoft (Hong Kong)
year: 1995-1997
V1.40 [Dec 1997]
disadv: shareware
note: always solid
-SWG or SWAG (SourceWare Archival Group) ADD
by: Gayle Davis/SWAG team
type: max 64kb.text.archiver
V1.0 [May 1995]
adv: very fast depres
disadv: only for max 64kb textfile
note:
uses LZH with double splayed sliding dictionary
part of SWAG
-WWP (WWPACK) PD
by: Rafal W. & Piotr Warezak (Poland)
type: data presor
V3.05b5 [Jan 1997]
disadv: very slow
-SQZ (SQueeZe-It)
by: Jonas I. Hammarberg
V1.80.2 : bug: remove archive-comment will damage the archive
V1.08.3 [Jan 1993]
disadv: shareware
-ESP (Extension Sort Packer)
by: GyikSoft (Hungary)
v1.92 [Nov 1997]
Features: E F M P S X
disadv: presed header
note:
pres uses LZSS+Huffman
always solid
-SIXPACK
by: Phillip E. Gauge (?)
note: Dr. Dobbs Journal 1991? pres contest submission
-CPShrink
by: CPS
year: 1992
note: part of PCTools
-HPACK
by: Peter Guttman (New Zealand)
v0.78a0 [1992]
v0.79a0 [May 1993]
strongly support PGP-crypt
features: A E M P S
disadv: shareware
note: author also frequent contributors of PGP & encryption field
-(MS)Compress
by: Microsoft
type: presor
V2.00 [1992]
adv: free
-Cabinet
by: Microsoft
-CABARC (CABinet ARChiver)
by: Microsoft
type: Win32
V1.0 [Mar 1997]
adv: free
features: L
note:
available from Borland Delphi V3.0 package
pres uses LZX, Shannon-Fano, Huffman
-HA (Hirvola Archiver (?))
by: Harri Hirvola
V0.999b [Jan 1995]
adv:
free
with src
note: pres uses sliding window dictionary+arithmetic (ASC),
finite context model+arithmetic (HSC)
-LGHA (Lyapko George & HA)
by: George Lyapko (Ukraine)
type: 386
V1.1g [Dec 1997]
features: X
note:
pres uses Sliding window dictionary+Arithmetic,
Finite contex model+Arithmetic
similar presed size with HA
EdH: dunno it's free or shareware
-ARHANGEL (ARchive HAndler by GEorge Lyapko)
by: George Lyapko (Ukraine)
type: 386
compiler: bp v7.0
year: 1997-1999
V1.31 [Jul 1998]
V1.38 [Mar 1999]
V1.39a8 [1999]
V1.40a1
slower but better pres
adv: multimedia + other pres
disadv: shareware
note:
based on HA, add complicated multimedia pres
pres uses LZ77+arithmetic and finite context model+arithmetic
similar presed size with HA
-ARQ
by: DC Micro Development
year: 1993-1997
v3.2 [Feb 1997]
features: E X
disadv: shareware
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DISK COMPRESSOR
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-Stacker
by: Stac Electronics
-(Dbl/Double)Space or (Drv/Drive)Space
by: Microsoft
adv:
on msplus, ms adds compression agent to give higher compression on
DriveSpace
note:
stac sued microsoft & won $1m dollar because microsoft uses? stacker in
its doublespace. later microsoft uses incompatible? method & change the
name into drivespace
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COMPRESSION LIBRARY
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-ZLIB (Zip-LIB)
by: Mark Adler
v1.0.4 [1996?]
-deflate
by: Jean-loup Gailly
year: 1995-1996
v1.0.4
-aPLib (aPack Library)
by: Jibz aka Joergen Ibsen (Denmark)
v0.26 [2000]
-LZO (Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer)
by: Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer (Austria)
V1.04 [Mar 1998]
note:
predecessor of NRV
used in LZOP
-NRV (Not Really Vanished)
by: Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer (Austria)
year: 1997-2000
v0.73 [Mar 2000]
v0.81 [Nov 2000]
little more pres
faster pres, also for best pres & big file
disadv: non-free
note:
successor of LZO
used in UPX (x presor)
-UCL (Universal Coding (?) Library)
by: Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer (Austria)
year: 1999-2000
adv: free ver of NRV to support GPL
disadv: reduced ver of NRV
-PKWARE
-LZSS
by: Andrew Eigus aka Mr.Byte
-LZH
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EDDYHAWK CHOICE ON ARCHIVERS
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-ACE V1.2b
-RAR V2.50 & RAR32 V2.80b3
-IMP V1.1b2
-ERI32 V4.2fre
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CONCLUDE
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LZ > arithmetic if presing binary data
arithmetic > LZ if presing text data