A NuFX archive is an

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that supports

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. It is usually given the file extension ''SHK''; ''SDK'' may also be used to specify that the archive describes the entire contents of a disk.

History

Andy E. Nicholas designed the format as an improved replacement for the Binary II (.BNY) format, adding compression. He introduced it alongside a

pkzip PKZIP is a file archiving computer program, notable for introducing the popular ZIP file format. PKZIP was first introduced for MS-DOS on the IBM-PC compatible platform in 1989. Since then versions have been released for a number of other a ...

-like program called ShrinkIt for

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systems, which he later migrated to the

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as GS-Shrinkit. The specification was republished by Apple in its File Type Notes.

References

{{Archive formats Archive formats

History

See also

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