New image format: ShrinkIt #716

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opened 2026-01-29 15:27:24 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @claunia on GitHub (May 19, 2021).

Add a new image format:
ShrinkIt, an archive from the Apple II era, has a special kind of archive for disk images.

Check and fill as appropriate:

  • Support for a new media image format...

Detailed Description

ShrinkIt is an archive format, it would be an ideal target for future IArchive as well as for disk images, being a simple, known compression algorithm, with opensource implementations.

Context

The ShrinkIt image format is used by some old preserved copies of software.

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2a5e5bc299/nufxlib/samples/ImgConv.c

Originally created by @claunia on GitHub (May 19, 2021). Add a new image format: ShrinkIt, an archive from the Apple II era, has a special kind of archive for disk images. ### Check and fill as appropriate: * [x] Support for a new media image format... ## Detailed Description ShrinkIt is an archive format, it would be an ideal target for future IArchive as well as for disk images, being a simple, known compression algorithm, with opensource implementations. ## Context The ShrinkIt image format is used by some old preserved copies of software. ## Known documentation https://github.com/fadden/nulib2/blob/2a5e5bc299d97d874359b6bdae60beb91bf55e9a/nufxlib/samples/ImgConv.c
claunia added the feature requestdump image format labels 2026-01-29 15:27:24 +00:00
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Reference: aaru-dps/Aaru-aaru-dps#716