Index: if-archive/infocom/tools/ztools

Ztools, the Infocom Toolkit by Mark Howell, currently maintained by Matthew T. Russotto

Ztools contains the following tools:

check - checks story file integrity, same as $verify command. Works on all types except for V1, V2 and early V3 games which have no checksum in the header. Optionally outputs a new story file of the correct length.

infodump - dumps header, object list, grammar and dictionary of a given story file. Works on all types. Grammar doesn't work for V6 games yet.

inforead - converts IBM bootable disks to story files. Only for IBM PCs, requires Microsoft C or Borland C.

pix2gif - convert IBM MCGA/VGA (*.MG1) picture files from V6 games to individual GIF files, viewable on most platforms.

txd - disassembles story files to Z code assembly language, plus text strings. Works on all games from V1 to V8. Also supports Inform assembler syntax.

Current version: 7/3.1 (07nov98). Some of the executables below contain older versions of Ztools which may not support all of the game files mentioned above.

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infotoolkit.shk [18-Aug-1993]: Infocom Toolkit by Mark Howell, probably version 14apr93, ported to the Apple IIGS by Matt Ackeret. Runs under Orca or GNO or any compatible shell. Packed with ShrinkIt.
Mac_TXD.sit [03-Dec-1998]: Mark Howell's TXD (and some associated Ztools) ported to the Macintosh by Grey Lowell. Fat binary for 68020 or better and PowerPC
mactxd.sit.hqx [27-Jul-1996]: txd (27jul96, version 5/10) for the Macintosh, ported by Robert M. Dickau
mactxd_readme.txt [27-Jul-1996]: Description of mactxd.sit.hqx
ztools71_mpw.cpt.bin [14-Feb-1997]: Ztools version 7/1 compiled as Macintosh MPW tools by Matthew T. Russotto
ztools72_os2.zip [25-Sep-1997]: OS/2 executables version 7/2 (03aug97); ported by John W. Kennedy. OS/2 Warp executable, OS/2 source code, and the original source.
ztools731.tar.gz [07-Nov-1998]: Ztools portable source code version 7/3.1 (07nov98) for Amiga, DOS, Mac, Unix and VMS
ztools731_dos.zip [12-Mar-2002]: MSDOS executables version 7/3.1 (07nov98), built by Steve Nickolas. Archive includes 16-bit (built with Watcom) and 32-bit (built with DJGPP) executables.
ztools731_freebsd.tar.gz [13-May-2001]: FreeBSD executables, version 7/3.1 (07nov98).
ztools731_osx.zip [19-Oct-2006]: Mac OS X executables version 7/3.1 (07nov98), compiled by Brad Town.
ztools731_riscos.spk [12-Apr-2002]: RISC OS executables version 7/3.1 (07nov98), ported by Kevin Bracey.
ztools731_win32.zip [03-Jun-2001]: Win32 (Windows 95/98/NT) executables version 7/3.1, ported by Kirk Klobe
ztools73_amiga.lha [15-Feb-1998]: Amiga executables version 7/3 (07feb98), ported by David Kinder
ztools73_beos.zip [25-Oct-1998]: BeOS executables version 7/3 (07feb98), compiled by Stephen van Egmond. PowerPC and Intel x86 versions included