infocom/tools/ztools/Index

ifwiki: Ztools

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

Ztools contains the following tools (as of version 7/3.1, 07nov98):

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.

Some of the executables in this directory contain older versions of Ztools
which may not support all of the game files mentioned above.

# Mac_TXD.sit

Mark Howell's TXD (and some associated Ztools)
ported to the Macintosh by Grey Lowell.
Fat binary for 68020 or better and PowerPC.

# infotoolkit.shk

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.

# mactxd.sit.hqx

txd (27jul96, version 5/10) for the Macintosh,
ported by Robert M. Dickau.

# mactxd_readme.txt

Description of mactxd.sit.hqx.

# ztools71_mpw.cpt.bin

Ztools version 7/1 compiled as Macintosh MPW tools
by Matthew T. Russotto.

# ztools72_os2.zip

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

Ztools portable source code version 7/3.1 (07nov98)
for Amiga, DOS, Mac, Unix and VMS.

(For modern compilers, you probably want ztools731a.zip instead.)

# ztools731_dos.zip

MSDOS executables version 7/3.1 (07nov98), built by
S. V. Nickolas. Archive includes 16-bit (built with
Watcom) and 32-bit (built with DJGPP) executables.

# ztools731_freebsd.tar.gz

FreeBSD executables, version 7/3.1 (07nov98).

# ztools731_osx.zip

Mac OS X executables version 7/3.1 (07nov98),
compiled by Brad Town.

# ztools731_riscos.spk

RISC OS executables version 7/3.1 (07nov98),
ported by Kevin Bracey.

# ztools731_win32.zip

Win32 (Windows 95/98/NT) executables version
7/3.1, ported by Kirk Klobe.

# ztools73_amiga.lha

Amiga executables version 7/3 (07feb98), ported
by David Kinder.

# ztools73_beos.zip

BeOS executables version 7/3 (07feb98), compiled
by Stephen van Egmond.
PowerPC and Intel x86 versions included.

# ztools731a.zip

This is a version of the ztools source updated for modern C compilers. The functionality is the same as version 7/3.1 (ztools731.tar.gz); it's just easier to compile now.

(For older 1990s platforms, you may want ztools731.tar.gz instead.)