TAR.LZO (TLZO) to ARJ Converter
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About formats
TAR.LZO is a compound archive format pairing TAR) archiving with LZO (Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer) compression, created by Markus Oberhumer in 1996. The TAR layer bundles files with Unix metadata, and the LZO algorithm compresses the stream prioritizing decompression speed above all else. LZO is an asymmetric compressor — it sacrifices compression ratio for extremely fast decompression, operating at speeds that approach raw memory bandwidth on modern hardware. This makes TAR.LZO ideal for scenarios where archives must be extracted quickly and frequently, such as real-time backup systems and embedded device firmware images. One advantage is decompression performance — LZO extraction is several times faster than gzip and an order of magnitude faster than bzip2, critical for time-sensitive operations like boot-time filesystem initialization or rapid backup restoration. The low CPU overhead during extraction is another strength, making TAR.LZO practical on resource-constrained embedded systems and for streaming decompression without buffering. The lzop command-line tool integrates with tar via pipeline, and the format is used in the Linux kernel's initramfs, Btrfs filesystem compression, and various real-time data processing systems where extraction latency matters more than archive size.
ARJ (Archived by Robert Jung) is a compressed archive format created by Robert K. Jung in 1991 for MS-DOS, which became one of the most popular archiving tools during the early 1990s. The format uses a proprietary compression algorithm based on LZ77 sliding window techniques combined with Huffman coding, offering competitive compression ratios that rivaled or exceeded other DOS-era archivers. ARJ archives support multi-volume spanning across floppy disks, a critical feature in an era when distributing software often meant shipping multiple 1.44 MB diskettes. The format also provides password protection, file attribute and timestamp preservation, archive integrity verification through CRC-32 checksums, and the ability to create self-extracting executables. ARJ saw widespread adoption on bulletin board systems and in corporate environments during the DOS and early Windows period, valued for its balance of compression ratio, speed, and feature set. One advantage was excellent multi-volume support — ARJ handled spanning across floppy disks more reliably than many competitors, making it a preferred choice for software distribution via physical media. The self-extracting archive capability provided another practical strength, enabling recipients to unpack files without needing the ARJ utility installed. While ARJ's usage declined sharply with the rise of ZIP, RAR, and 7Z as internet-based distribution replaced floppy disks, the format remains recognized by modern archivers like 7-Zip for extracting legacy archives.