MacExtract unpacks old archives on classic Macs
MacExtract's creator used Claude to build an archive extractor for classic Mac systems, with real-hardware tests on an iMac G3 and LC475.
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MacExtract aims to replace the need for several different archive utilities on classic Macs. Its creator explicitly credits Claude and describes support stretching from early System releases to Mac OS 9, with an experimental route for the Mac 512K.
The author reports real-hardware tests on an iMac G3 and an LC475 running System 7.6.1, while earlier machines were not fully tested. StuffIt X is not supported, and some StuffIt 5 archives need more than 512 KB of RAM.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army: MacExtract, a new app to extract (almost) everything, everywhere
The maker’s post on 68k Macintosh Liberation Army.
- The code: github.comRepository account: uzTools
The project files and the author’s documentation.