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MacOS Executable | 1989-06-04 | 51.0 KB | [APPL/DcaP]
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`100%`	dexvert	MacOS Executable `(executable/macOSExecutable)`	magic	Supported
`10%`	dexvert	MacBinary `(archive/macBinary)`	fallback	Supported
`100%`	file	MacBinary II, inited, bundle, Sun Jun 4 15:39:26 1989, modified Sun Jun 4 15:39:26 1989, creator 'DcaP', type application, 28688 bytes "RevUser #4" , at 0x7090 23223 bytes resource	default (weak)
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`100%`	lsar	MacBinary	default
id metadata
key	value
macFileType	`[APPL]`
macFileCreator	`[DcaP]`
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