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-
- Richard Clarkson (the Prophet) suggested that I should make a list
- of all known packers. Well, here it is!
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- This is a list of all known (to me) executable program packers.
-
- Please help me maintain this list and report any errors, missing
- information and new versions as soon as possible! Thanks!
-
- ---> Last update: 16 Feb 1992 (NAUGHTY version 1.3)
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- R = creates relocatable files
- (x=yes, blank=no, ?=don't know)
-
- M = unpacking routine accesses dangerous memory areas, such as just
- below $78000 - usually to copy the unpacking routine there.
-
- 7 = uses area below $78000 (very dangerous! avoid!)
- s = uses area below screen memory (a little risky)
- g = uses gemdos buffer area (dangerous!)
- blank = no
-
- Most unpacking routines however DO access memory that doesn't belong
- to them, which is after the data segment and is needed for the
- decompression (as a buffer). This is not very dangerous though.
-
- S = Packer is not programmed safely i.e. has problems with new TOS or
- harddisks, ACC's etc.
- (x=yes, blank=no, ?=don't know)
-
- Other = more comments at the end of the list
-
- information:
- Packer: date: supported: |R|M|S|Other
- -------------------------------------------------|-|-|-|-----------
- ATOMIC 3.1 ??? yes |?| |?|(atomic)
- Automation 2.31 ??? yes | |s|x|(auto)
- Automation 2.4 ??? ??? |?|?|x|(auto)
- Automation 2.51 ??? ??? |?|?|x|(auto)
- Automation 5.01 ??? ??? |?|?|x|(auto)
- ByteKiller 1.4 1989 no |?|?|?|
- Bytekiller 2.0 no |?|7|?|
- Bytekiller 3.0 no |?|g|?|(bk3)
- DC Squish 1.4 no!? |?| |?|(DCSq)
- Happy Packer yes |x|?|?|
- JAM Packer 1.1 (.TTP version) yes | |s| |(jam)
- JAM Packer 3.0 pre-release yes(LZH) | |s|x|(jam)
- JAM Packer 3.0 release 1.1 yes | |s|x|(jam)
- JAM Packer 4.0 yes | |s| |(jam)
- JEK Packer 1.2 ??? yes | |s| |(jek1)
- JEK Packer 1.3 ??? yes | |s| |
- JEK Packer 1.4 13.06.89 yes | |s| |
- L.S.D. Packer 1.2 18.01.89 yes | |s| |
- MCA-Crunch ??? |x|?|?|(mcacr)
- Pack 2.0 no |x| | |(pack20)
- Pack-Fire 1.01 03.08.90 yes | | | |
- Pack-Fire 2.01 19.02.91 yes | | | |
- Pack-Ice 1.13 20.05.90 yes | | | |
- Pack-Ice 2.12 22.06.90 yes | | | |
- Pack-Ice 2.20 21.11.90 yes | | | |
- Pack-Ice 2.31 19.02.91 yes | | | |
- Pack-Ice 2.40 14.08.91 yes | | | |
- PFX Packer 1.5 yes | | | |
- PFX Packer 1.7 yes | | | |
- Pompey Packer 1.9a yes |x| |x|(pp19)
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-
- MORE INFORMATION:
-
- (atomic): I only have one packed file, please, if you have this packer
- send it to me!!
-
- (auto): All these packers crash (when packing), so I can't test if
- the files created can be uncompressed. Please try that for
- me if you can...
- Automation 2.31 almost the same as LSD packer and JEK Packers...
- Automation 2.4 (actually Crown Of Creation Compacter v2.4)
- packed programs crash on TOS 2.05 when unpacked.
-
- (bk3): The Bytekiller v3.0 by M.Coates does not use a correct unpacking
- routine, it can't unpack non-relocatable programs. This is the
- main reason it is not supported.
-
- (DCSq): I WILL NOT SUPPORT THAT ONE!!! (Spaghetti-code!! looks like
- a compiled-C unpacking routine!)
- Strangely, some programs packed with DC Squish DO unpack!
-
- (mcacr): This one crashes all the time (TOS 2.05), if you can use it,
- please tell me if it works...
- Actually, not even programs packed with MCA Crunch will unpack
- and run on TOS 2.05!!!
-
- (pack20): contains very stupid code, which would have to be checked for
- separately, use the unpack.tos supplied with it instead!!
- Also, this one doesn't like the fastload/TT bits... You must
- remove those before packing with removsym.prg.
-
- (pp19): Crashes all the time too. Should be able to unpack though...
- Special message to the Pompey Pirates: GEM may have some bugs,
- but it's not GEM's fault if you don't know how to use it...
- Try to write a serious TOS-version-independant program!
-
- (jek1): The JEK Packers 1.1 - 1.4 and the LSD Packer are very much
- alike...
-
- (jam): The JAM Packers v3.0 are now supported too. However, with TOS
- 2.05 the compressed files can not be loaded from the desktop,
- only if uncompressed first with Naughty!!
- Also, the JAM-packer 3.0 pre-release V2-compressed programs
- cannot be unpacked with Naughty (at least the ones I tested)
- as it seems because of a bug in the packer.
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