PIT File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name PackIt Compressed Archive
File Extension .pit
Compression Algorithm Custom PackIt Algorithm
Developer/Creator Unknown (Historical Usage)
Primary Association Compressed Files
Binary Format Yes
MIME Type application/x-packit
Open Standard No
Platform Compatibility Historically used on early Macintosh systems
Archive Support Multiple Files
Compression Ratio Varies with content
Lossless Compression Yes
Encryption Support No
Maximum File Size Dependent on file system limitations at the time of use
Signature/ Magic Number Not specified
Recovery Record Option No
Multi-Volume Archive Support No
Self-extracting Capability No
Used Mainly in Era 1980s
Comment Support No
File Spanning No
Software Support Limited to specific, often outdated, software tools