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Vmlemon: HP LIF tools

2025-01-27T22:24:37Z

HP LIF tools

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	* [https://osxfuse.github.io/ macFUSE] allows you to use FUSE filesystems on macOS.		* [https://osxfuse.github.io/ macFUSE] allows you to use FUSE filesystems on macOS.
	* [https://www.vms2linux.de/ods5fs.html OpenVMS ODS-5 file system for Linux] is a kernel module, in source form. A TinyCore Linux VM, with it pre-installed is also available.		* [https://www.vms2linux.de/ods5fs.html OpenVMS ODS-5 file system for Linux] is a kernel module, in source form. A TinyCore Linux VM, with it pre-installed is also available.
			* [https://github.com/bug400/lifutils LIFUtils] contains tools, for working with HP LIF (Logical Interchange Format) disk images

	== FUSE File Systems ==		== FUSE File Systems ==

Vmlemon: BeFS FUSE driver

2024-12-20T20:56:33Z

BeFS FUSE driver

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	* [https://github.com/FranciscoDA/ps2mcfs PlayStation 2 Memory Card File System] implementation, in FUSE		* [https://github.com/FranciscoDA/ps2mcfs PlayStation 2 Memory Card File System] implementation, in FUSE
	* [https://github.com/mxmlnkn/ratarmount ratarmount] is a FUSE file system, that can mount various archive formats, and allow random access to files, stored within them		* [https://github.com/mxmlnkn/ratarmount ratarmount] is a FUSE file system, that can mount various archive formats, and allow random access to files, stored within them
			* [https://launchpad.net/~idefix/+archive/ubuntu/befs-support befs-support] is a FUSE driver, for the BeOS/Haiku BFS file system (last release is for Ubuntu "Zesty", but can be installed on later versions)

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==

Vmlemon: /* FUSE File Systems */ ratarmount

2024-10-31T21:23:51Z

FUSE File Systems: ratarmount

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	* [https://github.com/jaylogue/retro-fuse RetroFUSE] supports 5th/6th/7th Edition Research UNIX, 2.9BSD, and 2.11BSD file systems		* [https://github.com/jaylogue/retro-fuse RetroFUSE] supports 5th/6th/7th Edition Research UNIX, 2.9BSD, and 2.11BSD file systems
	* [https://github.com/FranciscoDA/ps2mcfs PlayStation 2 Memory Card File System] implementation, in FUSE		* [https://github.com/FranciscoDA/ps2mcfs PlayStation 2 Memory Card File System] implementation, in FUSE
			* [https://github.com/mxmlnkn/ratarmount ratarmount] is a FUSE file system, that can mount various archive formats, and allow random access to files, stored within them

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==

Vmlemon: PS2 Memory Cards

2024-10-31T18:55:13Z

PS2 Memory Cards

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	* [https://www.adsb.co.uk/bbc/linux/ Acorn ADFS, and DFS] implementations, written in Perl. Requires the "Fuse" CPAN module to be installed, to build.		* [https://www.adsb.co.uk/bbc/linux/ Acorn ADFS, and DFS] implementations, written in Perl. Requires the "Fuse" CPAN module to be installed, to build.
	* [https://github.com/jaylogue/retro-fuse RetroFUSE] supports 5th/6th/7th Edition Research UNIX, 2.9BSD, and 2.11BSD file systems		* [https://github.com/jaylogue/retro-fuse RetroFUSE] supports 5th/6th/7th Edition Research UNIX, 2.9BSD, and 2.11BSD file systems
			* [https://github.com/FranciscoDA/ps2mcfs PlayStation 2 Memory Card File System] implementation, in FUSE

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==

Vmlemon: /* FUSE File Systems */ RetroFUSE

2024-10-31T18:04:44Z

FUSE File Systems: RetroFUSE

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	* [https://github.com/0x09/hfsfuse HFS-FUSE] supports Apple HFS+ volumes, including resource forks, and extended attributes.		* [https://github.com/0x09/hfsfuse HFS-FUSE] supports Apple HFS+ volumes, including resource forks, and extended attributes.
	* [https://www.adsb.co.uk/bbc/linux/ Acorn ADFS, and DFS] implementations, written in Perl. Requires the "Fuse" CPAN module to be installed, to build.		* [https://www.adsb.co.uk/bbc/linux/ Acorn ADFS, and DFS] implementations, written in Perl. Requires the "Fuse" CPAN module to be installed, to build.
			* [https://github.com/jaylogue/retro-fuse RetroFUSE] supports 5th/6th/7th Edition Research UNIX, 2.9BSD, and 2.11BSD file systems

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==

Vmlemon: Acorn/BBC FUSE things

2024-10-31T17:52:35Z

Acorn/BBC FUSE things

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	== FUSE File Systems ==		== FUSE File Systems ==
	* [https://llg.cubic.org/tools/cbmfs/ CBMFS] supports various disk image formats (d64, d71, d81, d80, and d82), from 8-bit Commodore systems		* [https://llg.cubic.org/tools/cbmfs/ CBMFS] supports various disk image formats (d64, d71, d81, d80, and d82), from 8-bit Commodore systems
	* [https://github.com/pcrow/atari_8bit_utils Atari 8-bit Utils] contains ATRFS, which supports Atari DOS 1, Atari DOS 2.0s, Atari DOS 2.5, MyDOS 4.53, SpartaDOS, Atari DOS 3 (read-only), Atari DOS 4 published by Antic (read-only), and LiteDOS volumes, in ATR disk image files		* [https://github.com/pcrow/atari_8bit_utils Atari 8-bit Utils] contains ATRFS, which supports Atari DOS 1, Atari DOS 2.0s, Atari DOS 2.5, MyDOS 4.53, SpartaDOS, Atari DOS 3 (read-only), Atari DOS 4 published by Antic (read-only), and LiteDOS volumes, in ATR disk image files.
	* [https://gitlab.com/t-m/fuseadf FUSEADF] supports AmigaOS disk images, and requires ADFLib, to compile		* [https://gitlab.com/t-m/fuseadf FUSEADF] supports AmigaOS disk images, and requires ADFLib, to compile.
	* [https://github.com/realchonk/fuse-ufs FUSE-UFS) supports FreeBSD UFSv2 volumes		* [https://github.com/realchonk/fuse-ufs FUSE-UFS] supports FreeBSD UFSv2 volumes.
	* [https://github.com/0x09/hfsfuse HFS-FUSE] supports Apple HFS+ volumes, including resource forks, and extended attributes		* [https://github.com/0x09/hfsfuse HFS-FUSE] supports Apple HFS+ volumes, including resource forks, and extended attributes.
			* [https://www.adsb.co.uk/bbc/linux/ Acorn ADFS, and DFS] implementations, written in Perl. Requires the "Fuse" CPAN module to be installed, to build.

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==

Vmlemon: Link to a bunch of handy FUSE modules, and tools, for accessing retro file systems, on modern OSes

2024-10-31T17:49:11Z

Link to a bunch of handy FUSE modules, and tools, for accessing retro file systems, on modern OSes

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	* [https://linux.die.net/man/8/kpartx kpartx] is a fairly standard command to automatically create loop devices for whole disk images (assuming regular partition table types Linux can understand).		* [https://linux.die.net/man/8/kpartx kpartx] is a fairly standard command to automatically create loop devices for whole disk images (assuming regular partition table types Linux can understand).
	* [https://osxfuse.github.io/ macFUSE] allows you to use FUSE filesystems on macOS.		* [https://osxfuse.github.io/ macFUSE] allows you to use FUSE filesystems on macOS.
			* [https://www.vms2linux.de/ods5fs.html OpenVMS ODS-5 file system for Linux] is a kernel module, in source form. A TinyCore Linux VM, with it pre-installed is also available.

			== FUSE File Systems ==
			* [https://llg.cubic.org/tools/cbmfs/ CBMFS] supports various disk image formats (d64, d71, d81, d80, and d82), from 8-bit Commodore systems
			* [https://github.com/pcrow/atari_8bit_utils Atari 8-bit Utils] contains ATRFS, which supports Atari DOS 1, Atari DOS 2.0s, Atari DOS 2.5, MyDOS 4.53, SpartaDOS, Atari DOS 3 (read-only), Atari DOS 4 published by Antic (read-only), and LiteDOS volumes, in ATR disk image files
			* [https://gitlab.com/t-m/fuseadf FUSEADF] supports AmigaOS disk images, and requires ADFLib, to compile
			* [https://github.com/realchonk/fuse-ufs FUSE-UFS) supports FreeBSD UFSv2 volumes
			* [https://github.com/0x09/hfsfuse HFS-FUSE] supports Apple HFS+ volumes, including resource forks, and extended attributes

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==
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	* [https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster XADMaster] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of compression, and archival formats, and can also expand some disk image formats - this seems to be the basis of the "unar" utility, provided for Ubuntu, and some other Linux distributions.		* [https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster XADMaster] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of compression, and archival formats, and can also expand some disk image formats - this seems to be the basis of the "unar" utility, provided for Ubuntu, and some other Linux distributions.
	* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield unshield] is a CLI tool, for unpacking various flavours of InstallShield archive.		* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield unshield] is a CLI tool, for unpacking various flavours of InstallShield archive.
			* [https://www.anerty.net/software/file/jSAVF/?lang=en jSAVF] is a Java-based application, for accessing IBM i (AKA OS/400) save files, under Windows, and Linux

	== Firmware Image Extraction ==		== Firmware Image Extraction ==

TwoPizza9621536: Add link to 7-zip homepage ~Samuel

2023-01-24T16:53:40Z

Add link to 7-zip homepage ~Samuel

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	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==
	* 7-Zip supports the Windows Imaging format (<code>.WIM</code>) disk images, with LZX compression, as used by Windows 8.1.		* [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] supports the Windows Imaging format (<code>.WIM</code>) disk images, with LZX compression, as used by Windows 8.1.
	* [https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster XADMaster] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of compression, and archival formats, and can also expand some disk image formats - this seems to be the basis of the "unar" utility, provided for Ubuntu, and some other Linux distributions.		* [https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster XADMaster] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of compression, and archival formats, and can also expand some disk image formats - this seems to be the basis of the "unar" utility, provided for Ubuntu, and some other Linux distributions.
	* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield unshield] is a CLI tool, for unpacking various flavours of InstallShield archive.		* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield unshield] is a CLI tool, for unpacking various flavours of InstallShield archive.

TwoPizza9621536: Add the Gunish Project, mainly for compiling Word 1.01 under OS/2 ~Samuel

2023-01-24T16:28:58Z

Add the Gunish Project, mainly for compiling Word 1.01 under OS/2 ~Samuel

Kraaabs at 18:47, 23 January 2023

2023-01-23T18:47:17Z

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	* [https://www.dependencywalker.com/ Dependency Walker] for understanding Windows program dependencies and what's used by the program, helpful for software archaeology.		* [https://www.dependencywalker.com/ Dependency Walker] for understanding Windows program dependencies and what's used by the program, helpful for software archaeology.
	* [https://ghidra-sre.org/ Ghidra] is an open-source set of RE tools, including a set of decompilers and disassemblers for most binary formats.		* [https://ghidra-sre.org/ Ghidra] is an open-source set of RE tools, including a set of decompilers and disassemblers for most binary formats.

			== Development tools ==
			* [https://github.com/davidgiven/ack The Amsterdam Compiler Kit] is one of the few (mostly) C99 compilers around that can still target a PDP-11 Unix v7 target.
			* [https://github.com/JuliaHubOSS/llvm-cbe llvm-cbe] is the C backend for LLVM -- it can convert LLVM bytecode into C (useful for compiling modern C++ targeting systems that don't have a functional modern C++ compiler, for example)

	[[Category:Preservation and Documentation]]		[[Category:Preservation and Documentation]]

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	== File System Manipulation ==		== File System Manipulation ==
	* [https://github.com/aaru-dps/Aaru Aaru] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of disk image, partition table, and file system formats, and is built with the Microsoft .NET Framework - builds exist, for several operating systems.		* [https://github.com/aaru-dps/Aaru Aaru] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of disk image, partition table, and file system formats, and is built with the Microsoft .NET Framework - builds exist, for several operating systems.
	* [https://linux.die.net/man/8/kpartx kpartx] is a fairly standard command to automatically create loop devices for whole disk images (assuming regular partition table types Linux can understand)		* [https://linux.die.net/man/8/kpartx kpartx] is a fairly standard command to automatically create loop devices for whole disk images (assuming regular partition table types Linux can understand).
	* [https://osxfuse.github.io/ macFUSE] allows you to use FUSE filesystems on macOS		* [https://osxfuse.github.io/ macFUSE] allows you to use FUSE filesystems on macOS.

	== Archive Manipulation ==		== Archive Manipulation ==
	* 7-Zip supports the Windows Imaging format (<code>.WIM</code>) disk images, with LZX compression, as used by Windows 8.1		* 7-Zip supports the Windows Imaging format (<code>.WIM</code>) disk images, with LZX compression, as used by Windows 8.1.
	* [https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster XADMaster] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of compression, and archival formats, and can also expand some disk image formats - this seems to be the basis of the "unar" utility, provided for Ubuntu, and some other Linux distributions.		* [https://github.com/MacPaw/XADMaster XADMaster] supports a fairly comprehensive collection of compression, and archival formats, and can also expand some disk image formats - this seems to be the basis of the "unar" utility, provided for Ubuntu, and some other Linux distributions.
	* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield unshield] is a CLI tool, for unpacking various flavours of InstallShield archive		* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield unshield] is a CLI tool, for unpacking various flavours of InstallShield archive.

	== Firmware Image Extraction ==		== Firmware Image Extraction ==
	* The [http://marksmods.com/Hack-the-L7/zip/random.zip RandomSHX] utility, for Windows will extract the contents of some Motorola P2K (e.g. A835) "UNIX Generated SuperFile" firmware archives - this requires Windows, and does not work with UNC paths		* The [http://marksmods.com/Hack-the-L7/zip/random.zip RandomSHX] utility, for Windows will extract the contents of some Motorola P2K (e.g. A835) "UNIX Generated SuperFile" firmware archives - this requires Windows, and does not work with UNC paths.
	* The <code>srecord</code> package, under Ubuntu contains a utility, that can convert Motorola S-Record files, into plain binaries: (for example <code>srec_cat C139_V1.0.03.E.m0 -Output C139_V1.0.03.E.bin -Binary</code>		* The <code>srecord</code> package, under Ubuntu contains a utility, that can convert Motorola S-Record files, into plain binaries: (for example <code>srec_cat C139_V1.0.03.E.m0 -Output C139_V1.0.03.E.bin -Binary</code>).

	* BinWalk is extremely useful, for extracting files, and resources out of firmware images, executables, and file system structures		* BinWalk is extremely useful, for extracting files, and resources out of firmware images, executables, and file system structures.

	== Binary reverse engineering ==		== Binary reverse engineering ==
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	== Development tools ==		== Development tools ==
	* [https://github.com/davidgiven/ack The Amsterdam Compiler Kit] is one of the few (mostly) C99 compilers around that can still target a PDP-11 Unix v7 target.		* [https://github.com/davidgiven/ack The Amsterdam Compiler Kit] is one of the few (mostly) C99 compilers around that can still target a PDP-11 Unix v7 target.
	* [https://github.com/JuliaHubOSS/llvm-cbe llvm-cbe] is the C backend for LLVM -- it can convert LLVM bytecode into C (useful for compiling modern C++ targeting systems that don't have a functional modern C++ compiler, for example)		* [https://github.com/JuliaHubOSS/llvm-cbe llvm-cbe] is the C backend for LLVM -- it can convert LLVM bytecode into C (useful for compiling modern C++ targeting systems that don't have a functional modern C++ compiler, for example).
			* [https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/gnuish/gnuish_t.htm GNUish Project] is a port of UNIX standard utilities for DOS with family mode support (useful for replacing equivalent utilities that cannot be ran under OS/2).

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